General
Legacy ID
1
News Digest DOT 74-14
U.S. Driving On the Rise, New Data Show. New estimates released last Friday by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) show that Americans drove 2.969 trillion miles between May 2013 and May 2014, levels not seen since 2008. According to FHWA’s “Traffic Volume Trends” report...
Statement of Secretary Foxx on passage of Highway Trust Fund patch
"The good news is that Congress has avoided bankrupting the Highway Trust Fund. The bad news is that there is still no long-term certainty, and this latest band-aid expires right as the next construction season begins..."
The Use of Relay Conference Captioning
This memornadum explains the use of Relay Conference Captioning as a means of a reasonable accommodation for Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals in the Department of Transportation. The memo also provides a brief overview of other forms of communication technology, and a summary table of the...
News Digest
PHMSA Harmonizes the U.S. Hazardous Materials Regulations with IAEA Standards and Regulations. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published a final rule July 11, 2014; to incorporate changes adopted in the 2009 Edition of the International Atomic Energy...
Funding of Personal Assistance Services (PAS) as a Reasonable Accommodation on Official Travel
The attached document is a joint memorandum by the Assistant Secretary for Administration and the Director of Civil Rights on funding of Personal Assistance Services as a reasonable accommodation in situations involving official travel.
U.S. - BRAZIL TRANSPORTATION PARTNERSHIP
The United States Department of Transportation and the Federative Republic of Brazil’s Ministry of Transport formed the U.S.-Brazil Transportation Partnership to address a range of mutual priorities to improve our transportation safety and connectivity, and to facilitate trade.
Four...
News Digest
Geographic Databases for 2014 Released. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics released the 2014 edition of the National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) this week. The NTAD is a compilation of datasets representing the nation’s...
Onboard Statistics, June, FY 2014
This spreadsheet provides onboard statistics for June 2014. Demographics are particularly useful to managers in the workforce planning process. These data are also used by Congressional staffers and others who have an interest in the size and makeup of the federal workforce, and by public...
Attrition Statistics, 3rd Quarter, FY 2014
This spreadsheet provides attrition statistics for the third quarter of FY 2014. Demographics are particularly useful to managers in the workforce planning process. These data are also used by Congressional staffers and others who have an interest in the size and makeup of the federal...