Following are press releases and statements issued in the past few weeks. Anything issued before then can be accessed through the Department's public affairs archives web page. 
 

PRESS RELEASES

RECENT STATEMENTS & SPEECHES

BTS Releases Final Estimates from Commodity Flow Survey (12/22/09) PHMSA Issues Proposed Rule on Special Permits to Enhance Safety and Encourage Innovation (12/22/09) New DOT Consumer Rule Limits Airline Tarmac Delays, Provides Other Passenger Protections (12/21/09) News Digest (12/18/09) FMCSA Raises Safety Requirements for New Truck and Bus Companies (12/16/09) Federal Highway Administration Revises Rules to Make Highways Safer (12/16/09) U.S. Department of Transportation Releases New Action Plan to Address Motorcoach Safety Issues (12/16/09) October 2009 Passenger Airline Employment Down 3.7 Percent from October 2008 (12/15/09) September 2009 Airline Traffic Data: System Traffic Up 0.8 Percent from September 2008 (12/10/09) FAA to Expand Public Access to Airport Delay Information (12/09/09) U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces Carver Federal Savings Bank to Become First Participating New York Lender in DOT Short Term Lending Program (12/09/09) Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) Fell 1.2% in October from September (12/09/09) Rate of Flight Delays Increases in October (12/08/09) U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Proposes Legislation to Improve Rail Transit Safety Oversight (12/08/09) North American Transportation Statistics: Over 107 Million Personal Vehicles Entered the U.S. in 2008 (12/07/09) DOT Awards Funds to Dallas, San Diego for New Technology Initiative to Fight Congestion (12/07/09) U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Leads Conference on Domestic High-Speed Rail Manufacturing (12/04/09) DOT Issues Much-Anticipated Rules to Enhance Pipeline Safety (12/03/09) U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Commends University of Alabama-Birmingham for Convening First Statewide Summit on Distracted Driving (12/03/09) U.S. Transportation Secretary Announces $280 Million for Streetcars; First Funds for Administration's Livability Initiative Will Create Jobs (12/01/09) September 2009 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Fell 20.2 Percent from September 2008 (12/01/09) DOT Levies Record Fine Against El Paso Corporation and Colorado Interstate Gas Company; Department’s $2.3 Million Civil Penalty is largest ever assessed against a pipeline company under its administrative authority (12/01/09) Department Ensures British Airways Offers Reimbursements Following Erroneous Fare Offer (11/30/09) Consumer Advisory: Toyota Announces Recall of 110,000 Tundra Pickups for Excessive Corrosion; Motorists Should Remove Spare Tires From the Underbody (11/24/09) DOT Issues Precedent-Setting Fines for Rochester, MN Tarmac Delay Incident (11/24/09) U.S. Secretary of Transportation Awards $9.4 Million forMississippi and Missouri Transportation Improvements (11/23/09) September 2009 Passenger Airline Employment Down 4.4 Percent from September 2008 (11/17/09) U.S. Department of Transportation Releases New Action Plan to Address Motorcoach Safety Issues (11/16/09) August 2009 Airline Traffic Data: System Traffic Down 4.1 Percent from August 2008 (11/13/09) DOT Administrative Law Judge Approves Ultimate Fares Settlement (11/12/09) Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) Fell 0.5% in September from August (11/12/09)

Remarks by U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray Lahood at HEARING ON PUBLIC TRANSIT SAFETY: EXAMINING THE FEDERAL ROLE (12/08/09) Remarks by U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood at the American Chamber of Commerce Exec Board Meeting (11/06/09) DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION JOIN FORCES TO COMBAT DISTRACTED DRIVING (11/04/09)

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