May 2014 North American Freight Numbers

U.S. DOT Announces Comprehensive Proposed Rulemaking for the Safe Transportation of Crude Oil, Flammable Materials

Releases new data on Bakken crude oil to support increased safety measures

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today released the details of its comprehensive rulemaking proposal to improve the safe transportation of large quantities of flammable materials by rail -...

May 2014 Passenger Airline Employment Data

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Open Letter from Secretary Foxx and 11 Former DOT Secretaries Urging Congress to Address Long-Term Transportation Needs

WASHINGTON – As Congress considers legislation to avoid a shortfall of the Highway Trust Fund, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and 11 of his predecessors offered the following open letter to Congress. In addition to Secretary Foxx, Secretaries Ray LaHood, Mary Peters, Norman Mineta, Rodney...

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Geographic Databases for 2014 Released. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics released the 2014 edition of the National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) this week. The NTAD is a compilation of datasets representing the nation’s...

U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Freight Advisory Committee Issues Recommendations to Improve National Freight System

Recommendations emphasize the importance of a long-term transportation plan

WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced receipt of a report from the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Freight Advisory Committee (NFAC) that makes...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces Additional $750,000 'Quick Release' Emergency Relief Funds For South Dakota

Additional Funding To Help Repair Roads and Bridges Damaged by June Floods

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced an additional $750,000 in “quick release” Emergency Relief funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to help South...

April 2014 U.S. Airline Traffic Data

News Digest DOT 63-14

BTS’ National Transportation Statistics Updated - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today updated National Transportation Statistics (NTS) – a web-only reference guide to national-level transportation data. NTS, updated quarterly, includes a wide...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces $4.25 Million in Additional Emergency Relief Funds to Help Minnesota’s Flood-Damaged Roads

WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the immediate availability of $4.25 million in emergency relief funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to help the state of Minnesota repair roads damaged by floods last month.

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