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 Second-Quarter 2008 System Airline Financial Data; Network Airlines Report Growing Loss (09/15/08)   Statement from U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters Regarding Chatsworth, Calif., Train Crash (09/13/08)   News Digest (09/12/08)   Statement by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters on House of Representatives Action on Highway Trust Fund (09/11/08)   Federal Highway Administration Does Not Approve Pennsylvania’s Plans to Toll Interstate 80 (09/11/08)   BTS Releases June 2008 Airline Traffic Data; Six-Month 2008 System Traffic Down 0.4 Percent from 2007 and Down 2.7 Percent in June (09/11/08)   Statement by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters on Senate Action on Highway Trust Fund (09/10/08)   U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters Announces New Steps to Improve FAA’s Aviation Safety Program Independent Review Team Provides 13 Recommended Improvements to FAA Safety Programs (09/10/08)   Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) Rose 1.2 Percent in July from June (09/10/08)   News Digest (09/05/08)   U.S. Transportation Mary Peters Announces Steps to Delay Highway Trust Fund Shortfall, Calls on Congress to Pass Legislation to Address Problem (09/05/08)   U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters Announces the Quick Release of $4 Million to Louisiana and Mississippi for Repair of Roads and Bridges Damaged by Hurricane Gustav (09/05/08)   Airline On-Time Performance Improves in July (09/03/08)   News Digest (08/29/08)   BTS Releases North American Surface Trade Numbers for June: June Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Rose 6.6 Percent from June 2007  (State Rankings in Tables 5 and 7)  (08/28/08)   DUI Fatalities Down Nationwide and in 32 States, Says U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters (08/28/08)   USDOT Awards $14.7 Million for Rural Roads Safety; ‘Rural Safety Innovation Program’ Funding Latest Tool in Effort to Safeguard Drivers (08/27/08)   U.S. Department of Transportation Approves Utah’s I-15 Corridor (08/26/08) Federal Aviation Administration to Review Legality of Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s Proposal to Ban Flights Using Slots Acquired by Auction (08/26/08) Next Generation of Air Traffic Controllers to Benefit From New Tower Control Simulators, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters Says  (08/22/08)   News Digest (08/22/08)   Boston Traffic and Transit to Improve Under New Transportation Reform Plan, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters Says (08/20/08) Charlotte Traffic to Improve Under New Transportation Reform Plan, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters Says (08/20/08) St. Louis Traffic to Improve Under New Transportation Reform Plan, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters Says  (08/19/08) Houston Transit Projects and Traffic Would Improve Under New Transportation Reform Plan, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Says (08/19/08) Dallas/Fort Worth Traffic and Transit to Improve Under New Transportation Reform Plan, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Transportation Barrett Says (08/19/08) Salt Lake City More Likely to Move Forward with Needed Improvements to Highway and Transit Projects Under New Transportation Reform Plan, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters Says (08/18/08) June 2008 Passenger Airline Employment Up 0.1 Percent from June 2007 (08/19/08) FMCSA Declares Liberty Charter & Tours Motor Coach Operations Affiliated with Angel Tours, Inc. and Iguala Busmex, Inc. an “Imminent Hazard to Public Safety” (08/14/08) U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters Announces Historic Drop in Highway Fatalities and Rate (08/14/08) BTS Releases May 2008 Airline Traffic Data; Five-Month 2008 System Traffic Up 0.1 Percent from 2007 but Down 1.3 Percent in May (08/14/08) BTS Releases Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI); Freight Index Rose 0.1 Percent in June from May (08/13/08) American Driving Reaches Eighth Month of Steady Decline (08/13/08) Agreement Signed By Maritime Administration, Hapag-Lloyd Creates Training Opportunities for Merchant Marine Cadets (08/12/08) FRA Calls on Railroads to Join in a New Safety Program Designed to Reduce Risks that Can Lead to Train Accidents and Employee Injuries (08/12/08) America Gets New Glimpse of Hydrogen Powered Future During Historic Two Week Road Tour Across the United States (08/11/08)   News Digest (08/08/08)   Americans Divided on Airplane Cell Phone Use, According to New BTS Special Report (08/07/08)   Progress Celebrated as 75th Ship Leaves James River Fleet (08/06/08)   FAA to Auction Slots at Newark Liberty Airport (08/05/08)   President Bush Issues Order to Expedite Columbia River Crossing (08/05/08)   June Airline On-Time Performance Better than Last Year, Down from May (08/05/08)   Ambitious State Proposals to Improve Intercity Passenger Rail Service Compete for Federal Funding Under New DOT Grant Program (08/05/08)

I-35 BRIDGE RE-OPENING CEREMONY MINNEAPOLIS, MN (09/15/08) INDEPENDENT REVIEW TEAM REPORT ON AVIATION SAFETY WASHINGTON, D.C. (09/10/08) TRUST FUND SOLVENCY MEDIA BRIEFING WASHINGTON, D.C. (09/05/08) BOSTON REFORM SWING EVENT SOMERVILLE, MA (08/20/08) REFORM PROPOSAL MEDIA EVENT CHARLOTTE, NC (08/20/08) I-70/REFORM PROPOSAL MEDIA EVENT ST. LOUIS, MO (08/19/08) METROPOLITAN MOBILITY TOUR HOUSTON, TX (08/19/08) INTERSTATE-15 MEDIA EVENT SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (08/18/08) MIAMI UPA EVENT MIAMI, FL (08/01/08) REFOCUS. REFORM. RENEW. TRANSPORTATION PLAN ANNOUNCEMENT ATLANTA, GA (07/29/08) DEPUTY SECRETARY BARRETT AT VIRGINIA BELTWAY HOT LANES GROUNDBREAKING (TYSONS CORNER, VA) (07/23/08) DEPUTY SECRETARY BARRETT AT OPERATION LIFESAVER INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM AND TRAINING SEMINAR COVINGTON, KY (07/21/08)

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