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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced that in advance of the Dec. 18, 2017 implementation of the Congressionally-mandated electronic logging device (ELD) rule, and to further facilitate transition to...
Five-year-old program graduates 300,000th Emergency Responder
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao joined officials representing the Washington Metropolitan area’s first responders to announce today that the 300,000th emergency responder has completed the Federal...
Remarks Prepared for Delivery byU.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. ChaoNational Traffic Incident Response Awareness WeekDepartment of Transportation HeadquartersThursday, November 16, 2017
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the Department of Transportation. Thanks,...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today issued a final rule that expands the Department’s current drug testing panel to include certain semi-synthetic opioids (i.e., hydrocodone, hydromorphone, oxymorphone, and oxycodone) to its drug testing panel for DOT-regulated...
Check for recalls twice a year on NHTSA.gov/recalls
WASHINGTON – As the end of daylight saving time approaches, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is reminding motorists to check their vehicles for open recalls as part...
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today announced they have awarded a grant to the Maryland Department of...
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION
SUBJECT: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Pilot ProgramBy the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. It...
THE WHITE HOUSEWASHINGTONPRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP IS MAKING AMERICAN AVIATION GREAT AGAIN
“Our Nation will move faster, fly higher, and soar proudly toward the next great chapter of American aviation.”– President Donald J. Trump
BRINGING AMERICAN AVIATION INTO THE 21ST CENTURY:...
WASHINGTON – President Donald J. Trump directed U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao today to launch an initiative to safely test and validate advanced operations for drones in partnership with state and local governments in select jurisdictions. The Unmanned Aircraft...