Freight Shipments Fell 1.9% in October from September

U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Celebrates Groundbreaking of New Charlotte Streetcar Starter Line

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today joined Mayor Anthony Foxx and other local officials to break ground on the Charlotte Streetcar Starter...

Airlines Report Two Tarmac Delays Over Three Hours on Domestic Flights, None Longer Than Four Hours on International Flights in October

Airlines reported two tarmac delays of more than three hours on domestic flights but no tarmac delays of more than four hours on international flights in October...

New NHTSA Analysis Shows 2011 Traffic Fatalities Declined by Nearly Two Percent

New NHTSA Analysis Shows 2011 Traffic Fatalities Declined by Nearly Two Percent Highway deaths fell to lowest level in more than six decades, down 26 percent since 2005

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (...

U.S. Department of Transportation Orders LEX Express, Inc. to Shut Down

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today ordered passenger carrier LEX Express, Inc. (DBA Lincolnland Express) of Champaign,...

FMCSA Orders Ben Gordon Enterprises LLC d.b.a. Gordon’s Tree Service to Shut Down

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered Ben Gordon Enterprises LLC d.b.a. Gordon’s Tree Service of Slidell, La., to...

U.S. DOT Proposes Broader Use of Event Data Recorders to Help Improve Vehicle Safety

U.S. DOT Proposes Broader Use of Event Data Recorders to Help Improve Vehicle Safety Requirement aims to capture valuable safety-related information in seconds before and during a motor vehicle crash

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National...

U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $15.5 Million to Improve Transit Options for American Indians, Alaska Natives on Tribal Lands

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that 72 American Indian and Alaska Native tribes would receive a...

U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces an Additional $10 Million in Quick Release Emergency Relief Funds for Hurricane Sandy Damage in New Jersey

U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces an Additional $10 Million in Quick Release Emergency Relief Funds for Hurricane Sandy Damage in New Jersey Brings Total of Highway Funds to $59 Million for Impacted Region

WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood...

FMCSA Orders California Motor Carrier Trusted Moving and Storage d.b.a. Nationwide Top Movers to Return Household Goods Held Hostage to Original Shippers

WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered...

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