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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today released findings from a real world, third-party study providing further scientific evidence that the restart provision in the current hours-of-service rule for truck drivers is more...
“In his 2014 State of the Union Address, President Obama laid out a bold vision for increasing opportunity for all Americans. The road to better opportunities can take many forms – a bridge that helps parents get home faster, a transit system that connects a community to new jobs, or a port that...
DOT Cautions Consumers on Super Bowl Air Travel Game Ticket Scams. Air travelers going to Super Bowl XLVIII this year should be aware that not all tour packages include a ticket to the Feb. 2 game in East Rutherford, N.J. Under U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) consumer...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff today awarded approximately $886 million to help the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) continue rebuilding and replacing transportation equipment and facilities damaged or...
FMCSA Finalizes Rule to Shut Down Carriers Based on Patterns of Safety Violations. Next week, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will publish a Patterns of Safety Violations Rule which implements the agency’s authority to shut down a bus or truck company if the company...
October 2013 U.S. Airline Systemwide Passengers Up 1.8 Percent from October 2012
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced that Qantas Airways, an airline based in Australia, violated federal rules last March by not informing passengers on a delayed aircraft at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport that they had the opportunity to leave the...
DOT Report Finds Rule Prohibiting Tarmac Delays Over Three Hours Has Virtually Eliminated Long Tarmac Delays, Has Little Effect on Cancellations. The U.S. Department of Transportation today released a report which found that its consumer protection rule prohibiting tarmac delays over three...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation announced a final rule this week that will significantly cut red tape, while achieving better environmental outcomes, for certain transit and highway projects under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and spur them towards completion...