Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 15.6 percent higher in March 2011 than in March 2010, reaching $80.8 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation. March 2011 was the highest month since [...]
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today reported in a release of preliminary data that U.S. airlines carried 50.1 million scheduled domestic and international passengers in February 2011. This is a 2.9 percent increase from February 2010 (Table 1). The February 2011 passenger total was also 0.6 percent above that of [...]
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today praised Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels for signing a stiff new law that bans texting while driving. The law makes Indiana the 32nd state to prohibit texting behind the wheel. “Distraction is still a factor in too many serious crashes,” Secretary LaHood said. “But the bill signed [...]
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined five online ticket agents for failing to adequately disclose to consumers when flights were being operated under a code-sharing arrangement. Today’s action follows similar fines against two other agents and is part of the Department’s effort to ensure that sellers of air transportation are complying with DOT’s [...]
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On Monday, May 9, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will hold press conferences in New York, NY and Detroit, MI to make a major announcement about high-speed intercity passenger rail. WHAT: Press conferences in New York, NY and Detroit, MI. WHEN: Monday, May 9, 2011 10:00 a.m. EST – New York, NY 2:30 [...]
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U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 1.0 percent more workers in February 2011 than they did in February 2010, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. This is the third consecutive increase in full-time equivalent employee (FTE) levels for the scheduled passenger carriers from the same month of the previous year. [...]
Apr 27 2011 | Posted in
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today praised North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple for signing a tough new law banning texting while driving. The law makes North Dakota the 31st state to ban texting behind the wheel. “North Dakota has taken an important step to eliminate distracted driving,” said Secretary LaHood. “Thanks to the [...]
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Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred on Friday, April 22 around 5:30 p.m. Officers were initially called to the Virginia Tire and Auto store, located at 6626 Backlick Road, for a reported stabbing. One officer located a man in the 6500 block of Amherst Avenue who matched the description of the stabbing suspect. [...]
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Secretary Ray LaHood today announced new airline passenger protections that will require airlines to reimburse passengers for bag fees if their bags are lost, provide consumers involuntarily bumped from flights with greater compensation, expand the current ban on lengthy tarmac delays, and disclose hidden fees. The rulemaking finalized today builds on passenger protections issued by [...]
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today launched a new Pipeline Safety Awareness website that will provide the public, community planners and developers an easy to understand, accessible place for information and guidance on locating area pipelines. “Most people have no idea about the pipelines running under their houses and [...]
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