News Digest

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News Digest

Railroad Safety Advisory Committee Holds Emergency Meeting

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Railroad Safety Advisory Committee Holds Emergency Meeting Group Considers Additional Rail Safety Measures for Hazardous Materials Transport

WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC) met today in an...

DOT Fines Ticket Agents for Code-Share Disclosure Violations

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DOT Fines Ticket Agents for Code-Share Disclosure Violations

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined three ticket agents for violating the Department’s rules on disclosure of code-share flights.  Today’s consent orders are part of an ongoing effort...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces $20 Million in Hazardous Materials Grants to Help Keep Communities Safe

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced grants totaling $20.1 million to states, territories and Native American tribes for planning and training to improve the nation’s response to hazardous materials transportation incidents.

BTS Releases June North American Freight Numbers

BTS Releases June North American Freight Numbers

June 2013 Passenger Airline Employment Down 2.4 Percent from June 2012

FMCSA Launches Nationwide Two-Week Bus Inspection Strike Force

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FMCSA Launches Nationwide Two-Week Bus Inspection Strike Force

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has begun a two-week strike force of passenger bus safety inspections across the country...

News Digest

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News Digest

May 2013 U.S. Airline System Passengers Up 1.7% from May 2012

U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Launches “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” Crackdown

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U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Launches “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” Crackdown Every three hours, drunk-driving crashes claim a victim who was not driving drunk

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and the Department of...