DOT Announces Leadership Team at FAA, Small Business Office

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden has designated Polly Trottenberg to serve as acting FAA Administrator.

Joint Statement between the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Mexican Secretariat of Infrastructure, Communications and Transportation:

Strong transportation links between Mexico and the United States are essential to our two countries and our economies. On Wednesday, President Lopez Obrador and Secretary Buttigieg discussed approaches to further strengthen these links, deepen our people-to-people ties, and support...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Loan of Up to $45 Million for the Rural Two-Lane Advancement and Management Plan Project in Oklahoma

Project Will Improve Safety for Oklahomans in Seven Counties

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Funding for 63 Projects in 32 States That Will Help Reduce Train-Vehicle Collisions and Blocked Rail Crossings in the U.S.

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Motor Carrier Safety Awards Funding to 56 States, Territories for Safer Roads

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provided a 61% increase in funding for states and territories to support roadway safety

NHTSA Proposes Automatic Emergency Braking Requirements for New Vehicles

Technology would significantly reduce fatalities and injuries

Federal Transit Administration Asks for Comment on Proposed Updates to National Public Transportation Safety Plan

As part of continuing efforts to strengthen safety for both frontline transit workers and riders across the country, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today proposed an updated version of the National Public Transportation Safety Plan.

Joint Communiqué by the U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and the European Commissioner for Transport, Adina Vălean on transatlantic cooperation

Secretary of Transportation of the United States of America, Pete Buttigieg and European Commissioner for Transport, Adina Vălean, met on May 22, 2023, to discuss EU-U.S. support to Ukraine, ongoing cooperation in aviation and maritime transport, as well as issues of common interest in...

Biden-Harris Administration Announces More than $52 Million in Advanced Technology Grants to Improve Safety and Reduce Travel Times

Funded by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, projects include real-time traffic information, transit signal timing systems, and seamless transit payment systems

Air Travel Consumer Report: March 2023 and 1st Quarter 2023 Numbers

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today released its Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on airline operational data compiled for the month of March 2023 and the first quarter of 2023 for on-time performance, mishandled baggage, and mishandled wheelchairs and scooters.

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