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WASHINGTON – As part of National Teen Driver Safety Week, the U.S. Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) are urging parents and caregivers to set and enforce safe driving ground rules for their teens. Parental involvement is a key component...
MESA, Arizona – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood today visited Mesa to take part in a grant signing ceremony providing the city with $75 million from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to build a 3.1-mile light rail extension connecting the city with Phoenix and Tempe. Secretary...
Department Removed 36 Vessels – Three More to Leave by Year’s End
BENICIA, Calif. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today visited Suisun Bay to announce that the Department of Transportation has surpassed its schedule for removing and recycling obsolete ships from...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration today announced that America’s six state maritime academies will receive an additional $2.3 million total from a government program that recycles obsolete vessels.
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SAN FRANCISCO – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced an agreement to provide $942.2 million from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to extend San Francisco’s Third Street light rail system through the city’s busy Chinatown neighborhood, bringing light rail back to the...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced that 46 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands will receive nearly $44 million in Pipeline Safety Base grants and 23 communities...
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Qantas Fined for Failing to Disclose Baggage Fees
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today assessed a civil penalty of $100,000 against Qantas, an Australian air carrier, for violating the Department’s new...
Freight Shipments Fell 0.6% in August from July
Airlines reported no tarmac delays of more than three hours on domestic flights in August and one tarmac delay of more than four hours on international flights, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer Report released today. The reported tarmac delay, an Aug...