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U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that $527 million will be available for a third round of the highly successful TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) competitive grant program, which funds innovative transportation projects that will create jobs...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined the German airline Deutsche Lufthansa AG $50,000 for limiting reimbursements for delayed baggage to less than consumers were entitled under an international treaty.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today released the latest installment in the U.S. Department of Transportation’s “Faces of Distracted Driving” series, featuring a daughter who lost her father in a distracted driving crash. In the new video, Charlene Sligting from Elgin, Illinois,...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation and Better Business Bureau will collaborate to educate consumers and businesses about the dangers of distracted driving.
During the first 12 months after a new rule limiting airline tarmac delays went into effect, lengthy delays experienced by passengers aboard aircraft largely disappeared and only a minimal number of flights were canceled to avoid delays on the tarmac, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today are unveiling new fuel economy labels that will help consumers take advantage of the increased efficiency standards achieved under the Obama Administration that will save families money at the pump starting...