D.C. Circuit decision calls U.S. DOT protections "common sense"WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood praised today’s ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in favor of the U.S. Department of Transportation in Spirit Airlines, Inc. v. United States...
BALTIMORE – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced $45 million in federal funding for Maryland to replace aging buses and transit facilities that will improve service for thousands of people who take public transit every day. The five projects are among 255 projects in 48...
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced $36.5 million in federal funding for Massachusetts to replace aging buses and transit facilities that will improve service for thousands of people who take public transit every day. The three projects are among 255...
Lahood: Good News for Air TravelersThe U.S. Department of Transportation today granted an application from Hainan Airlines, a carrier of China, to provide new scheduled service between Chicago and Beijing.
“This is good news for air travelers in the Chicago area and around the United...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined ticket agent TripAdvisor $80,000 for violating the Department’s rules on full-fare advertising, the first penalty for violating the Department’s new airline price advertising requirements that took effect in January...
The nation’s largest airlines posted an on-time arrival rate of 83.4 percent in May, up from the 77.1 percent on-time rate of May 2011, but slightly down from April 2012’s 86.3 percent rate, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer Report released today.
“This is a good, bipartisan bill that will create jobs, strengthen our transportation system and grow our economy,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. “It builds on our aggressive safety efforts, including our fight against distracted driving and our push to improve transit and...
FRA Proposes Revisions to Passenger Train Emergency Preparedness Regulations. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would clarify certain requirements of the existing emergency preparedness standards for passenger trains, and...
Statement“This is a good, bipartisan bill that will create jobs, strengthen our transportation system and grow our economy,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. “It builds on our aggressive safety efforts, including our fight against distracted driving and our push to improve...
FMCSA Begins Nationwide Roadside SweepsWASHINGTON – As the nation prepares to celebrate the Fourth of July, the U.S. Department of Transportation is working on many fronts to help prevent unnecessary accidents and fatalities due to the unsafe transport of fireworks.
“Fireworks...