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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today participated in a groundbreaking for a new bus rapid transit (BRT) system that will improve transit options in the greater Jacksonville area and offer faster, more convenient access to downtown. Secretary Foxx was joined by...
MARAD Awards Grant for Cutting Edge Green Project. The Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced a $450,000 grant to AEP Rivers Operations of St. Louis, Missouri, to modify the Motor Vessel (M/V) Christopher Parsonage, into a fuel-efficient hybrid vessel that conserves fuel and reduces...
September 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)
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...
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...
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...
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.
...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...
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...
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...