September 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)

September 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)

FHWA Releases Trinity ET-Plus Guardrail End Terminal Re-testing Plan

Testing scheduled to start week of November 17

WASHINGTON – The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) released a revised plan submitted by Trinity Industries to re-test the four-inch ET-Plus guardrail end terminal.  The device must meet crash test criteria established...

News Digest DOT 102-14

DOT to Issue Final Rule Regarding Air Travel with Musical Instruments by the End of 2014.  The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) plans to issue a final rule by the end of 2014 to implement section 403 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 regarding the carriage of musical...

Acting Federal Transit Administrator McMillan Attends Groundbreaking of L.A. Purple Line Extension

LOS ANGELES – The U.S Department of Transportation’s Acting Federal Transit Administrator (FTA) Therese McMillan today participated in the groundbreaking of the 3.9-mile Westside Purple Line Section 1 Extension that will – expand transit options in one of the most congested corridors in Los...

Airline Consumer Complaints Up From Previous Year

WASHINGTON – Airline consumer complaints filed with DOT’s Aviation Consumer Protection Division during the first nine months of this year were up 18.2 percent from the first nine months of 2013, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer Report released today.

NHTSA Fines Ferrari $3.5 Million for Failing to Submit Early Warning Reports

Automaker Did Not Submit Required Safety Information for Three Years

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today announced that Ferrari will pay a $3.5 million civil penalty and has been ordered to comply...

News Digest DOT 100-14

MARAD Testing Alternative Power for Vessels. The Maritime Administration (MARAD) is testing state-of-the-art, environmentally efficient technology onboard the Training Ship (TS) Kennedy. The National Defense Reserve Fleet vessel was provided to the Massachusetts Maritime Academy by MARAD for...

FMCSA Challenges Children to Promote Safety Belt Use in Annual Art Calendar Contest

WASHINGTON – On Nov 1, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will kick-off the 2015 "Be Ready. Be Buckled." student art contest organized by the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Belt Partnership.  Open to students in kindergarten...

Safety Advisory: Celebrating Halloween

WASHINGTON – With the arrival of Halloween and the end of Daylight Saving Time, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is reminding...

BTS Releases 2nd-Quarter 2014 Airfare Data

BTS Releases 2nd-Quarter 2014 Airfare Data