New online dashboard to help flyers on delays, cancellations The Department of Transportation is launching a customer service dashboard to help vacationers ahead of the travel-heavy Labor Day weekend The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2022
Airlines put meal, hotel voucher rules in writing after pressure from DC American Airlines, Southwest Airlines and several of the nation’s other top carriers are spelling out their policies on giving meal and hotel vouchers to passengers stranded by airline-caused delays and cancellations after regulators threatened tougher rules following a summer of travel turmoil. Tribune News Service · Aug 31, 2022
US suspends Chinese airline flights in COVID-19 dispute The U.S. government is suspending 26 flights by Chinese airlines from the United States to China in a dispute over anti-virus controls after Beijing suspended flights by American carriers The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2022
Joe Biden’s personal White House aide Stephen Goepfert departing for new role ‘From the campaign to the White House, Stephen Goepfert has been by my side,’ Biden says The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022
After the climate bill: Three big steps Biden's big bill is a breakthrough on energy — but there's a long way to go. These three steps should come next Salon · Aug 18, 2022
Hidden Supply Chain Logjams: Weed Smoking Truck Drivers, Says DOT According to federal data provided by the US Department of Transportation (DOT), a spiking number of commercial truck drivers are being relieved of duty following positive drug screens for marijuana. Benzinga · Aug 9, 2022
Flight canceled? Getting a refund might become easier Responding to a “flood of air travel service complaints” during the pandemic, the U.S. Department of Transportation proposed rule changes Wednesday to make it easier for airline passengers to collect refunds for canceled or delayed flights. Los Angeles Times · Aug 4, 2022
Bus lanes are efficient and bike lanes are fair – transport messages that work Building acceptance for sustainable initiatives can be as simple as finding the right way to frame the problem. 360info · Jul 27, 2022
Elizabeth Warren Wants To Stop Airline Mergers, Despite Evidence That They Lower Airfares The senator urged the Department of Transportation on Monday to regulate airline consolidation and levy heavy fines for canceled flights. Reason · Jul 26, 2022
Pete Buttigieg Is Moving to Michigan. He Should Take the Transportation Department With Him. It would signal that the transportation future involves decentralization and rapid change rather than Washington-style command-and-control. Reason · Jul 12, 2022
Watch: A barefoot John Daly hit a golf ball over an Ohio highway onto high school football field The Ohio Department of Transportation says: "Driving on the interstate should be limited to vehicles." USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 7, 2022
Biden administration will create EV charging standards... eventually The U.S. will someday have more than 500,000 charging stations, the White House says. Input · Jun 9, 2022
5 Best Motorcycle Shipping Companies Of 2022 These providers stand out for their wide availability and variety of services. Motor1 · May 10, 2022
NFI Subsidiary New Flyer Of America Reveals Receipt Of New Contracts NFI Group Inc (TSX:NFI) (OTC:NFYEF) subsidiary New Flyer of America Inc. has received a new contract from the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport for four battery-electric, zero-emission Xcelsior CHARGE NG forty-foot heavy-duty transit buses. Financial terms were not disclosed. DFW is the second busiest airport globally, connecting 62.5 million customers to 267 international… Benzinga · May 10, 2022
The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2022 Department of Transportation will ‘take a look’ at no-fly list for unruly passengers, Buttigieg says Assaulting a crew member on a commercial airline is currently punishable by up to two decades in prison and a quarter-million-dollar fine
Tribune News Service · Feb 2, 2022 Michigan rep introducing bill to fund wireless EV charging Rep. Brenda Lawrence, D-Michigan, plans to introduce a bill Wednesday that would create a $50 million grant program in the Department of Transportation to fund wireless electric vehicle charging projects.
Tribune News Service · Jan 27, 2022 DOT vows ‘paradigm shift’ in new roadway safety standards WASHINGTON — Facing a surge in traffic fatalities, the Department of Transportation on Thursday will reveal a new roadway safety strategy to be paid for in part by the bipartisan infrastructure law.
Roll Call · Jan 27, 2022 DOT vows 'paradigm shift' in new roadway safety standards - Roll Call Facing a surge in traffic deaths, the Department of Transportation released a new roadway safety strategy.