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WASHINGTON – As a brand new school year begins, the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reminds parents, students and motorists to be alert and to put safety first in school zones and near school bus stops.
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today released an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) and a supporting comprehensive research report on vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications technology. The report will...
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BTS Releases May 2014 U.S. Airline Traffic Data
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BTS Releases June 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today announced that Hyundai has agreed to pay a $17.35 million civil penalty and comply with NHTSA oversight requirements outlined in a...
Grant is first in the nation to address “core capacity” expansion needs of a major urban rail transit system
CHICAGO – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx joined Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel today to announce a $35 million grant to help the Chicago Transit Authority (...
DOT finalizes approval of IATA Resolution 787. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has approved a proposal for the development of a new data transmission standard for the airline industry. The proposal would help modernize the marketing and sale of airline products by...
WASHINGTON – Airlines reported no tarmac delays of more than three hours on domestic flights and one tarmac delay of more than four hours on an international flight in June, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer Report released today. All U.S. and...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced $333.9 million in emergency funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to help 21 states make repairs to roads and bridges damaged by storms, floods and other unexpected events.
U.S. Driving On the Rise, New Data Show. New estimates released last Friday by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) show that Americans drove 2.969 trillion miles between May 2013 and May 2014, levels not seen since 2008. According to FHWA’s “Traffic Volume Trends” report...