Department of Transportation

The U.S. Department of Transportation has again postponed publishing the much anticipated proposed rulemaking on remote identification of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) but hopes to do so before the end of the month. Friday, Dec. 20, was the most recently scheduled date of publication. Late that...

FreightWaves occasionally posts high-quality content from partner publications in the freight industry. Visit Railway Age for more great content like this. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) recently announced the launch of a pilot program, the Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment...

The Trump administration will spend $900 million to rebuild and repair freight and passenger transportation projects throughout the U.S. in the latest round of competitive grants. The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Nov. 12 that 55 projects in 35 states will receive grants of up to $25...

Management at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will be pressured to address several affecting commercial drivers and their companies in 2020 based on a set of priorities unveiled by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). "DOT's Fiscal Year 2020 Top Management...

A fatal crash involving a commercial driver has led to a U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) audit of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) oversight of state driver licensing agencies. According to the DOT's Office of Inspector General (OIG) on October 22, the crash, which...

The Trump Administration is moving forward to allow railroads to ship liquefied natural gas (LNG) in tank cars through a plan that was immediately rejected by Congressional Democrats. In a proposed rulemaking announced on October 18, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is considering allowing cameras to replace both rearview and sideview mirrors on trucks. In a proposal scheduled to be posted on October 10, NHTSA, an agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation, announced it will be opening a 60-...

A Congressional investigation into allegations that U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao has used her office to benefit her family's shipping company is being roundly rejected by the transportation chief. In the first of a "rolling production of responses" to be sent to the U.S. House...

A rule adopted in 1916 that discourages U.S. state contractors from deploying innovative products and services in road design and repair has been updated to give states more choices for federally funded highway projects. The revised regulation, announced by the U.S. Department of Transportation's...

U.S. lawmakers have launched an investigation into charges that Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Elaine Chao has used her office to benefit herself and her family's ties to maritime shipping. The investigation, to be conducted by the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on...

The Trump administration will spend $871.2 million to repair roads and bridges in the U.S. and in American territories that have been damaged in natural disasters and unexpected events over the past three years. The funding, which is taken from the Highway Trust Fund and allotted to the Federal...

Eighteen states were awarded $225 million in federal grants to replace and upgrade bridges in rural areas, which could help speed truck freight. The money was distributed through the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Competitive Highway Bridge Program (CHBP) grant program, which restricts...

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Wednesday, July 31, that it will award $478 million in airport infrastructure grants to 232 airports in 43 states and Puerto Rico. The award is the fourth allotment of grants issued under the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Airport...

The U.S. Department of Transportation has proposed $856 million in 2019 for a grant program aimed at freight-specific projects. The Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) discretionary grant program, created in 2015, is making competitive grants available for 10 "large projects" (between $...

U.S. ports received $225 million in dedicated funding for fiscal 2020 from the Democrats' version of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) spending bill after receiving no such funding from what President Donald Trump's budget called for earlier this year. While that amount – set aside for...