U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $164.2 Million to Reimburse Transit Agencies in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut Recovering from Hurricane Sandy

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced the second allocation of Federal Transit Administration  (FTA) storm-related aid through the FY 2013 Disaster Relief Appropriations Act. The $164.2 million allocated today includes $163.4 million to reimburse New Jersey...

NHTSA Fines Southern Honda Powersports for Alleged Violations of Federal Law

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NHTSA Fines Southern Honda Powersports for Alleged Violations of Federal Law

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today announced that Southern Honda Powersports in Chattanooga, Tenn., has agreed to...

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FMCSA Declares Massachusetts Bus Company, Santana Busline, Inc., to be an Imminent Hazard to Public Safety; Ordered to Cease Unauthorized Passenger Service

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FMCSA Declares Massachusetts Bus Company, Santana Busline, Inc., to be an Imminent Hazard to Public Safety; Ordered to Cease Unauthorized Passenger Service

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has...

Freight Shipments Rose 1.2% in January from December

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

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

FMCSA Shuts Down Bus Company, Ming An, Inc., of New York City

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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today declared Ming An, Inc., an interstate passenger carrier based in New York City, to be an imminent hazard to public safety and ordered the company to immediately shut...

U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Allocates $390 Million to Reimburse Transit Agencies in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania Recovering from Hurricane Sandy

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced the allocation of nearly $390 million in FY 2013 Disaster Relief Appropriations Act funds to reimburse the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) and the Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp. (PATH). The Southeastern...

U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $2 Million in Quick Release Funds to Repair U.S. Highway 89 in Arizona

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U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $2 Million in Quick Release Funds to Repair U.S. Highway 89 in Arizona February Landslide Struck Area Near Page in Northern Arizona  

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced...

Federal Transit Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency Sign Agreement Outlining Roles For Addressing Public Transit Needs Following Hurricane Sandy, Future Major Disaster

Interagency Agreement Marks Major Milestone in Development of FTA’s New Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program