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MEDIA RELEASE U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has announced a final rule aimed at decreasing occupant ejections in passenger vehicles. The new U.S. Department of Transportation standard, which will help reduce the number of people partially or completely ejected through side windows during rollover crashes, will begin phasing in during 2013. “Safety is our highest […]

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MEDIA RELEASE U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has announced Toyota Motor Corporation has agreed to pay an additional $32.425 million in civil penalties as the result of two separate investigations into the automaker’s handling of auto recalls. Toyota will pay the maximum fines allowable under the law – $16.375 million in one case and $16.050 […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation have announced the first national standards to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improve fuel efficiency of heavy-duty trucks and buses. This comprehensive national program is projected to reduce GHG emissions by nearly 250 million metric tons and save 500 […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has proposed to grant antitrust immunity to two air carrier alliances for services between the United States and Japan, subject to the Open-Skies aviation agreement between the two countries being signed. The Department’s tentative decision would grant immunity to “oneworld” alliance members American Airlines and Japan Airlines, […]

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MEDIA RELEASE U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has released updated 2009 fatality and injury data showing that highway deaths fell to 33,808 for the year, the lowest number since 1950.  The record-breaking decline in traffic fatalities occurred even while estimated vehicle miles traveled in 2009 increased by 0.2 percent over 2008 levels. In addition, 2009 […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The U.S. Department of Transportation has released new data from the Federal Highway Administration’s 2009 National Household Travel Survey that shows bicycling and walking trips have increased by 25 percent since 2001. The FHWA funded Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center included this data in The National Bicycling and Walking Study: A 15-Year Status […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The DOT concludes its series of statewide public informational meetings Thursday, May 20 in Kona to discuss and solicit comments on the Draft Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) for Federal Fiscal Years 2011 – 2014. Public comments will help guide the finalization of the STIP. The STIP is a four-year programming implementation document […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Air travelers must no longer be subjected to lengthy tarmac delays on domestic flights and will enjoy additional consumer protections as a result of a new rule that took effect Thursday, April 29, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said. “Airline passengers deserve to be treated fairly, and this new rule will require airlines […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Responding to one of the first major directives of the Obama Administration, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have established new federal rules that set the first-ever national greenhouse gas emissions standards and will significantly increase the fuel economy of all new passenger cars and light […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced the number of overall traffic fatalities reported at the end of 2009 reached the lowest level since 1954, declining for the 15th consecutive quarter. According to early projections, the fatality rate, which takes into account the number of miles traveled, reached the lowest level ever recorded. […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The nation’s largest airlines had an on-time performance rate in 2009 that was their best since 2003, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report recently released by the U.S. Department of Transportation. In addition, the report shows that the carriers’ rate of mishandled baggage last year was the lowest recorded since 2004. According […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The state Department of Transportation is providing an opportunity for the public to submit comments on the proposed Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) Revision #12 to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 to 2011 (+2) STIP. The STIP document identifies projects that are to be programmed for federal Highway or Transit funding. The main […]

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MEDIA RELEASE U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said the $79 billion budget for the U.S. Department of Transportation continues strong levels of investment for safety, the department’s top priority, along with critical investments for infrastructure to generate economic growth and support livable communities. “President Obama’s budget builds on an historic first year for this Department […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Air travelers will find it easier to file complaints with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) about airline service, compare the historical on-time and baggage mishandling records of airlines, and find helpful tips about air travel thanks to a redesigned, more user-friendly aviation consumer web site unveiled today by the Department. The Web […]

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