U.S. Department of Transportation

NextNav Inc (NASDAQ:NN) shares are trading higher in Monday’s after-hours session after the company was awarded a U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) contract. What Happened: After the market close on Monday, NextNav announced it won a new award from DOT to conduct real-world field tests...

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) finalized a rule to amend its drug testing policy in a way that could have significant implications for truckers, commercial drivers, pilots and other federally regulated transit workers who use cannabis off the job. In a notice this...

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has made a significant amendment to its drug testing policy for federally regulated transit workers. In a move that could have wide-ranging implications, the department will now allow for oral saliva drug testing as an alternative to urine-based tests for...

A new report by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) showed that about 41,000 truck drivers tested positive for cannabis in 2022, a 32% increase over 2021. “Professional drivers are not allowed to use marijuana, even for medical reasons,” Eric Miller, a reporter who covers the...

A government watchdog report has warned that the U.S. Department of Transportation has not fully assessed whether its workforce has the skills needed to oversee automation in the trucking and rail sectors. The report was conducted by the U.S. Government Accountability Office and delivered on...

Freight rail stakeholders are offering early congratulations to former presidential candidate and South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg for his nomination to President-elect Joe Biden's Cabinet. Biden nominated Buttigieg to become secretary of transportation and lead the U.S. Department of...

Regulatory measures needed for the immediate mass shipment of COVID-19 vaccines through Operation Warp Speed are now in place, according to the Trump administration. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) "has laid the groundwork for the safe transportation of the COVID-19 vaccine and is...

Class I railroads' discussions about setting local and interline rates can be included as evidence in dozens of shippers' lawsuits over price fixing in the 2000s, various federal agencies have concluded. Attorneys with the U.S. Department of Justice, speaking on behalf of itself, the Federal Trade...

Good day, Idelic's Safety Suite driver management platform is now capable of collecting electronic logging device (ELD) and camera data generated by Samsara's technology. Customers using Safety Suite can automatically upload their ELD and camera data and have that driver information seamlessly...

The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced the latest federal guidance for automated vehicles aimed at integrating the technology into the nation's transportation system. AV 4.0 — Ensuring American Leadership in Automated Vehicle Technologies, a joint White House and U.S. Department of...

Cheaper gas and an improved economy have been blamed for the rise in number of traffic deaths last year, according to preliminary data released by U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The data from NHTSA show a 7.7 percent increase in motor...

The U.S. Department of Transportation has approved American Airlines Group Inc (NASDAQ: AAL), Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ: JBLU), Silver Airways, Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE: LUV) and Sun Country Airlines to offer flights to Cuba, according to a CNN Money report. The...

The Consumer Travel Alliance (CTA), Business Travel Coalition (BTC) and American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) today submitted signatures from more than 50,000 travelers on a petition urging the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to require airlines to share all of their ancillary fees...