The Department of Transportation on Oct. 19 released a draft copy of its detailed National Freight Strategic Plan that calls for funding dedicated to freight projects, identifies major corridors and gateways, offers ways to improve data collection and analysis to measure freight movement and suggests programs to train future freight transportation workers skills for fast-changing technologies.
October 19, 2015Government
DOT Unveils Transportation Investment Unit
The U.S. Department of Transportation has unveiled a centralized unit tasked with working with states, cities and investors looking for help with navigating the federal transportation apparatus.
September 30, 2015Government
DOT Freight Transportation Index Rises 2.3%
The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index rose 2.3% in June from the same month in 2014, DOT said Aug 12.
August 12, 2015Government
Federal Government Sets Listening Session for New VIUS
The Department of Transportation and other parts of the federal government are considering bringing back the Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey, or VIUS, that was a major source of transportation data through 2002.
July 23, 2015Government
Lack of Full-Time DOT Modal Administrators Hurts Safety, Efficiency, House Leaders Say
WASHINGTON — House transportation leaders criticized the Obama administration for letting five Department of Transportation agencies, including the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, be managed by acting administrators.
April 20, 2015Government
Rep. Jeff Denham Calls on White House to Name Nominees for Top DOT Posts
WASHINGTON — When Department of Transportation agencies are managed by full-time administrators, there’s greater oversight to ensure the efficient movement of freight and safety across modes of transportation, the top rail authorizer in the House said April 14.
April 14, 2015Government
DOT Sends 6-year, $478 Billion Grow America Act to Congress
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx sent a six-year, $478 billion transportation reauthorization legislative proposal to Congress March 30.
March 30, 2015Government
DOT Announces $232.5 Million to States for Bridge, Road Repairs
Twenty-six states and Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory, will receive $232.5 million in emergency funding to repair highway infrastructure damaged by recent weather events, the Department of Transportation announced Feb. 18.
February 19, 2015Government
Foxx: Trucking to Play Major Role Over the Next 30 Years
At a Feb. 2 unveiling of a Transportation Department report detailing the agency’s 30-year vision for the country’s transportation network, Secretary Anthony Foxx said the trucking sector will continue to grow and have a dominant role in the freight industry.
February 2, 2015Government
McMurry Elected Ga. DOT Commissioner
The Georgia Transportation Board elected Russell McMurry as the state’s transportation commissioner, effective immediately, the board said in a Jan. 20 statement.
January 20, 2015