Transportation Department
NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 26: People wait outside the Fung Wah Bus Transportation company for a bus to Boston on February 26, 2013 in New York City. Government officials in Boston and Washington have ordered the troubled bus company off the road after Fung Wah buses had failed inspection. On Tuesday afternoon, the federal Transportation Department extended the ban order to all of Fung WahÕs buses.
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I wouldn't go so far as to say they're running like a finely tuned watch, but it's getting close because of fewer carriers, fewer flights, fewer checked bags, and the Transportation Department hammer of extremely steep fines for certain long delays mean airlines are in an unprecedented position to operate efficiently.
I have instructed the Transportation Department ... to review the safety conditions on this federal highway in places where structures have been built on the right of way, so that in the near future, work can be carried out to make it safer
I certainly would be open to an FAA solution because the Transportation Department is under an undue amount of immediate squeezeMore quotes »
Newsday's coverage
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Airlines' on-time rating falls below 80 percent
-- The Transportation Department says fewer flights arrived on time and more were canceled in March than a year ago.On the other hand, fewer passengers are lodging formal complaints against the airlines.The government said Wednesday that 79.8 percent of flights Read more »
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Airline passenger complaint rate was up in 2012
passengers filed 11,445 complaints with the Transportation Department last year, an increase of more than one-fifth from 2011.The rate of complaints per 100,000 passengers also rose, from 1.19 in 2011 to 1.43 last year.A breakdown of that rate for the 14 largest Read more »
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Full flights, small seats make passengers grumpy
-- Airline passenger complaints to the Transportation Department surged by one-fifth last year even though other measures such as on-time arrivals and mishandled baggage show airlines are doing a better job, according to a report being released Monday.Private Read more »
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Transportation department launches car safety app
-- The Transportation Department is launching a free app for iPhones and iPods that gives real-time vehicle safety information.Consumers can use the "SaferCar" app to look for crash test ratings for vehicles by make and model. They can also use the app to Read more »
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NY suspends 2 officials amid blizzard fallout
officials confirmed Thursday the suspensions are for 30 days without pay.He says the Suffolk regional director for the Transportation Department was told about the suspension in an email Saturday night. The attorney says a transportation maintenance engineer Read more »
Around the web
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Obama takes Cabinet secretaries out to play golf
outgoing Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood joined the president Saturday at Andrews Air Force Base. LaHood is running the Transportation Department until the Senate confirms Obama's choice of Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Anthony Foxx as successor. Reporters saw 5/18/13 from Mail.com Read more »
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Hot Springs bathhouse work to shut lane
Avenue will undergo a lane closure Monday as the city replaces a transformer at the Fordyce Bathhouse, the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department has said. The work at the bathhouse, 369 Central Ave., will require the northbound lanes of Central Avenue, from Arkansas Online Read more »
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Why You Won’t Own Your Road
better access because they could assume the higher cost of tolls. We may not be quite ready for the shift. The Virginia Transportation Department is fighting to keep afloat a $2.1 billion public-private tunnel project in the Hampton Roads region after a Portsmouth from National Journal Read more »
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DOT reopening Chinook Pass on Friday
Transportation Department plans to reopen Chinook Pass at 10 a.m. Friday, weather permitting. The Transportation Department plans to reopen Chinook Pass at 10 a.m. Friday, weather permitting. Crews have been working more than a month to clear snow and avalanches from The Seattle Times Read more »
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Crews Make Safety Improvements on Highway 167 in Grant County
AR (News Release) - Safety improvements are underway on Highway 167 near Sheridan, according to Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) officials. State Senator Bobby Pierce of Sheridan asked the AHTD to review this area after hearing concerns from Arkansas Matters Read more »
