National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program

DOT Fines Air China and FlightHub Group for Violating Aviation Consumer Protection Rules

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT or Department) took action today to protect aviation consumers by issuing fines to an airline and an online ticket agent for violating federal statutes and the Department’s aviation consumer protection rules. DOT fined the airline Air China...

U.S. DOT Announces Funding Opportunity for Small Business Innovation Research Program

DOT to issue new research topics for this year’s SBIR Solicitation, totaling over $2 million. 

Washington — The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program Fiscal Year 2022 Phase I solicitation on...

Building an Electric Vehicle Future in Rural America

President Biden, U.S. Department of Transportation Releases Toolkit to Help Rural Communities Build Out Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Provide $7.5 Billion for EV Charging Network Across America 

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today released a new, free resource to help rural communities across the country take full advantage of...

NHTSA Estimates Traffic Fatalities Continued to Rise at Record Pace in First Nine Months of 2021

USDOT’s recently announced National Roadway Safety Strategy provides blueprint for action addressing crisis in traffic fatalities

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released its early estimate of...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Availability of $1.5 Billion in RAISE Grants Made Possible by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Popular RAISE Discretionary Grant Program funds increased by approximately $500 million over last year under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help meet overwhelming demand    

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Transportation has published a...

Secretary Buttigieg & Second Gentleman Emhoff Announce New Safety Strategy

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Announces Comprehensive National Roadway Safety Strategy

As the nation grapples with rise in traffic fatalities, new strategy outlines steps for the U.S. Department of Transportation and calls on stakeholders from across sectors to take action to address this urgent crisis 

The U.S. Department of Transportation...

Air Travel Consumer Report: November 2021 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 November 2021 for on-time performance, mishandled baggage, mishandled wheelchairs and scooters, complaints received, and oversales. The...