DOT Agency/USCG Drug and Alcohol Program Facts

This document provides information on the specific regulations that direct the employer's implementation of the DOT drug and alcohol testing program.

Employees Covered Under DOT Testing Regulation 49 CFR Part 40

This document provides information on employees covered by DOT Agency and USCG regulations.

I-95 HOT/HOV Lanes Project in Northern Virginia Selected to Apply for Transportation Infrastructure Loan

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that the Department has selected the Transurban Group and Fluor Enterprises Inc., to apply for a Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan to develop an HOV-to-HOT lanes project designed to reduce congestion and...

SR 91 Project in California Selected to Apply for Transportation Infrastructure Loan

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that the Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) has been selected to apply for a Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan to make improvements on State Route 91 that will boost the region’s...

Port of Long Beach Selected to Apply for Transportation Infrastructure Loan to Replace Gerald Desmond Bridge

The Port of Long Beach (PLB) has been selected to apply for a Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan to replace the highly congested Gerald Desmond Bridge, which lacks capacity for current and projected traffic, including trucks that serve the port, U.S....

Disclosure of charges for checked baggage

This notice is intended to give guidance to air carriers and foreign air carriers on disclosure of carrier baggage policies and associated fees in connection with checked baggage. The general industry practice until recently has been to allow passengers two free checked bags, generally of up to...

Baggage liability on international codeshare trips

This notice is intended to give guidance to U.S. and foreign air carriers on two tariff matters: first, tariffs relating to liability for lost, stolen, delayed or damaged baggage carried on international itineraries; and second, tariffs that appear to assign responsibility, in code-share service...

Department of Transportation Opens Bidding for Made-in-America Passenger Rail Cars

Rail car manufacturers across the country will have an opportunity to submit bids to produce the first American-made, standardized passenger rail cars, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced today.

Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program (DDEFTP)

The mission of the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program (DDETFP) is to attract the nation’s brightest minds to the field of transportation and advance transportation workforce development. The DDETFP is managed by Technology Partnership Program, Federal Highway...

DOT Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program

Two-year program to attract Federal services outstanding talent from a variety of academic disciplines and career paths who have a clear interest in and commit to, excellence in the leadership and management of public policies and programs.

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