February 2014 U.S. Airline Traffic Data

March 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)

March Airline On-Time Performance Down From Previous Year, Up from February

WASHINGTON – The nation’s largest airlines posted an on-time arrival rate of 77.6 percent in March, down from the 79.8 percent on-time rate posted in March 2013, but up from the 70.7 percent on-time rate posted in February 2014, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Air Travel...

NHTSA Launches TireWise Consumer Education Campaign

News Digest DOT 41-14

U.S. Department of Transportation Releases Funding to University Transportation Centers. The U.S. Department of Transportation released $62,631,600 in grants to 33 University Transportation Centers (UTCs) for the second year of two years of funding authorized by Congress for those selected...

U.S. Department of Transportation Celebrates Grand Opening of Denver Union Station

U.S. DOT Takes New Emergency Actions as Part of Comprehensive Strategy to Keep Crude Oil Shipments Safe

Emergency order requires railroads transporting crude to notify state emergency response commissions; safety advisory urges use of tank cars with highest integrity

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued an Emergency Order requiring all...

DOT Secretary Foxx, Administrator Ferro Announce 2014 “Be Ready. Be Buckled.” Safety Belt Contest Winners

Safety Belt Usage Among Bus and Medium-to-Heavy Duty Truck Drivers Reaches New High

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that first-grader Annie Yu from Edison, N.J. and third-grader Heather Li of Orlando, Fla. won top honors in the 2014 “Be Ready. Be Buckled.”...

Statement of Transportation Secretary Anthony R. Foxx Regarding the Passing of Transportation Committee Chairman Jim Oberstar

"Chairman Jim Oberstar's passion for sound transportation policy spanned decades, first as a staffperson and eventually as Chairman of the Congressional Committee...

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Foxx Announces $1 Million in 'Quick Release' Emergency Relief Funds to Fast Track Replacement Bridge in South Carolina

WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the immediate availability of $1 million in federal emergency relief funds to South Carolina to replace the 78-year-old Cypress Gardens Road Bridge in Moncks Corner, S.C. that collapsed Monday when a freight train struck the...

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