The Latest Breaking News from the Transportation Department

‘We’re going to need Chinese airlines to avoid Russian airspace if they want to land in the US,’ says Trump administration

It is now significantly harder for non-U.S. citizens to obtain a commercial driver’s license under new rules the Transportation Department has imposed

The Transportation Department will immediately tighten up the requirements for non-citizens to get commercial drivers licenses after three fatal crashes this year in Florida, Texas and Alabama that officials say were caused by immigrant truck drivers who never should have received licenses

He was right the first time.

The Transportation Department is going to train 163 track inspectors to dramatically increase the number of people who know how to spot critical problems with railroad bridges, but the railroads themselves will still be responsible for inspecting their own bridges and the results will still be kept confidential

The Transportation Department has canceled $679 million in federal funding for a dozen offshore wind projects

CAFE standards try to accomplish a reasonable goal but in an ineffective way.

Brushing up on English has taken on new urgency for truck drivers in the United States

The acting FAA administrator laid out a plan to the House Appropriations Committee to launch a comprehensive upgrade of the nation's air traffic control.

The GAO said the Transportation Department acted illegally when it paused funding this year for an electric vehicle charging program.

A House panel backed a $250 fee on electric vehicles Wednesday, part of its plan to find $10 billion in deficit-reduction over 10 years.