DOT Fines Delta for Violating Bumping Compensation Rules

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DOT Fines Delta for Violating Bumping Compensation Rules

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today assessed a civil penalty against Delta Air Lines for violating federal rules protecting passengers who are denied boarding against their...

Trucks Transported 60.6% of U.S.-NAFTA Trade in April 2013

U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Approves Increased Federal Share to Upgrade U.S. 31 in Indiana

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WASHINGTON –U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today approved increasing the federally-funded share for the U.S. 31 Hamilton County Improvement Project in Indiana to 90 percent.  The 90...

BTS Releases April Passenger Airline Employment Data; April 2013 Employment Down 2.4 Percent from April 2012

DOT Proposes Four Cities to Receive New Rights for U.S.-Brazil Air Service

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DOT Proposes Four Cities to Receive New Rights for U.S.-Brazil Air Service

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today proposed new or expanded U.S. carrier rights from four U.S. cities--Los Angeles, Atlanta, Detroit, and Charlotte--to Sao Paulo, Brazil....

March 2013 U.S. Airline System Passengers Up 1.0% from March 2012

MARAD Report: Nation’s Shipyards Support $36 Billion in Gross Domestic Product

LONG BEACH, Calif. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced that the nation’s shipyards support $36 billion in gross domestic product, as part of a report on the U.S. shipbuilding and repair industry issued today. Acting Maritime Administrator Paul “...

Federal Transit Administration Announces Groundbreaking for the First Bus Rapid Transit System to Serve El Paso and the Mesa Corridor

EL PASO, Texas – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today celebrated the groundbreaking for the new Sun Metro Brio Rapid Transit System (BRT) – the first 8.6-mile segment in a planned bus rapid transit (BRT) system serving El Paso. When completed, the...

Federal Highway Administrator Mendez, Kentucky Governor Beshear Break Ground on Downtown Crossing

FHWA 27-13   Second Segment of Louisville-area’s Ohio River Bridges Project Begins LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez joined Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear and Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Secretary Mike Hancock today to break ground on the federally...

FMCSA Orders Colorado Trucking Company to Immediately Cease Operations for Continuing to Endanger Public Safety

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FMCSA Orders Colorado Trucking Company to Immediately Cease Operations for Continuing to Endanger Public Safety E & K Trucking found to be operating unsafe vehicles in violation of December 2012 out-of-service order

WASHINGTON -- The U.S....