http://www.rita.dot.gov/ Data and News Releases from RITA, U.S. DOT. en-us Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:02:22 EST http://www.rita.dot.gov/images/rita_rss.gif http://www.rita.dot.gov/ Data and News Releases from RITA, U.S. DOT. http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts054_09/html/bts054_09.html U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 4.4 percent fewer workers in September 2009 than in September 2008, the 15th consecutive decrease in full-time equivalent employee (FTE) levels for the scheduled passenger carriers from the same month of the previous year, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. FTE calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:02:22 EST http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts053_09/html/bts053_09.html The number of scheduled domestic and international passengers on U.S. airlines in August 2009 declined by 4.1 percent from August 2008, dropping by 2.8 million to 65.0 million, the Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today reported. August was the 17th consecutive month with a decrease in passengers from the prior year. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:30:00 EST http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts052_09/html/bts052_09.html The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) fell 0.5 percent in September from its August level, declining after three consecutive monthly increases, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:34:27 EST http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/dot176_09/html/dot176_09.html Flights operated by the nation's largest airlines arrived on time at a higher rate this past September than in either September of last year or in August 2009, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:30:00 EST http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts051_09/html/bts051_09.html Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 24.9 percent lower in August 2009 than in August 2008, dropping to $54.3 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:04:15 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts050_09/html/bts050_09.html Average domestic air fares in the second quarter of 2009 fell to their lowest April-to-June level since 1998, dropping 13.0 percent from the second quarter of 2008 in the largest year-to-year decline on record (Tables 1, 2), the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:32:47 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/dot171_09/html/dot171_09.html The U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today expanded its Key Transportation Indicators with the addition of new tables on Transit Ridership, U.S. Airline Load Factor, U.S. Airline Passengers, U.S. Airline Revenue Passenger Miles, and Amtrak Ticket Prices and Yields. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:30:32 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts049_09/html/bts049_09.html U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 5.5 percent fewer workers in August 2009 than in August 2008, the 14th consecutive decrease in full-time equivalent employee (FTE) levels for the scheduled passenger carriers from the same month of the previous year, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. FTE calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:07:59 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/dot164_09/html/dot164_09.html The U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today updated a special tabulation of ton-miles of freight by mode for 2007. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:30:00 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts048_09/html/bts048_09.html The number of scheduled domestic and international passengers on U.S. airlines in July 2009 declined by 3.4 percent from July 2008, dropping by 2.4 million to 68.1 million, the Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today reported. July was the 16th consecutive month with a decrease in passengers from the prior year. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:30:00 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts047_09/html/bts047_09.html The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) rose 0.7 percent in August from its July level, the second consecutive monthly increase, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:33:40 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/dot157_09/html/dot157_09.html The nation's largest airlines had a higher on-time performance rate in August 2009 than both July 2009 and August 2008, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:01:55 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts046_09/html/bts046_09.html Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 28 percent lower in July 2009 than in July 2008, dropping to $51.5 billion in the seventh consecutive month with a year-to-year decline of greater than 27 percent, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:04:02 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts045_09/html/bts045_09.html U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 5.9 percent fewer workers in July 2009 than in July 2008, the 13th consecutive decrease in full-time equivalent employee (FTE) levels for the scheduled passenger carriers from the same month of the previous year, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. FTE calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:04:09 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts044_09/html/bts044_09.html The network, low-cost and regional airline groups all reported improved operating margins in the second quarter of 2009, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation reported today in a release of preliminary data. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:02:28 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/dot145_09/html/dot145_09.html The Bureau of Transportation Statistics has released the data for the 2008 update to the National Census of Ferry Operators. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:30:00 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts043_09/html/bts043_09.html The number of scheduled domestic and international passengers on U.S. airlines in June 2009 declined by 6.2 percent from June 2008, dropping by 4.2 million to 63.6 million, the Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today reported. June was the 15th consecutive month with a decrease in passengers from the prior year. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:03:13 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts042_09/html/bts042_09.html The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) rose 1.6 percent in July from its June level, the first monthly increase since February and the largest increase since January 2008, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:33:13 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/dot138_09/html/dot138_09.html The nation's largest airlines had a rate of on-time flights this past July that was higher than both the same month last year and the mark posted in June 2009, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:30:00 EDT http://www.rita.dot.gov/press_room/press_releases/dot137_09/html/dot137_09.html As part of its mission to advance the use of technology to solve transportation problems, the Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Intelligent Transportation System's Joint Program Office, in partnership with the Federal Highway Administration's Freight Office, has developed new open software that helps industry deliver products to market more efficiently, while reducing congestion and harmful emissions on the nation's roadways. Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:30:00 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts041_09/html/bts041_09.html Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 31.5 percent lower in June 2009 than in June 2008, dropping to $50.8 billion in the sixth consecutive month with a year-to-year decline of greater than 27 percent, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:30:00 EDT http://www.rita.dot.gov/press_room/press_releases/dot124_09/html/dot124_09.html The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced that it will hold its summit to determine the best ways to reduce the number of crashes and deaths due to distracted driving on Wednesday, September 30 and Thursday, October 1. Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:30:00 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts040_09/html/bts040_09.html U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 6.3 percent fewer workers in June 2009 than in June 2008, the 12th consecutive decrease in full-time equivalent employee (FTE) levels for the scheduled passenger carriers from the same month of the previous year, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. FTE calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee. Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:36:25 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts039_09/html/bts039_09.html The number of scheduled domestic and international passengers on U.S. airlines in May 2009 declined by 9.3 percent from May 2008, dropping by 6.2 million to 59.7 million, the Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today reported. May was the 14th consecutive month with a decrease in passengers from the prior year. Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:02:38 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts038_09/html/bts038_09.html The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) was unchanged in June from its May level, remaining at its lowest level in 12 years, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:33:52 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/dot117_09/html/dot117_09.html The U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today posted monthly full-time and part-time employment numbers by airline on its website. Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:38:31 EDT http://www.rita.dot.gov/press_room/press_releases/dot114_09/html/dot114_09.html U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced a September summit to address the dangers of text-messaging and other distractions behind the wheel. In late September, senior transportation officials, elected officials, safety advocates, law enforcement representatives and academics will convene in Washington, DC to discuss ideas about how to combat distracted driving. Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:30:00 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/dot113_09/html/dot113_09.html The nation's largest airlines had a rate of on-time flights this past June that was higher than the same month last year but down from the mark reported in May 2009, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:30:00 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts037_09/html/bts037_09.html Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 35.4 percent lower in May 2009 than in May 2008, the biggest decline from the same month of the previous year on record, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation. Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:03:04 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts036_09/html/bts036_09.html Average domestic air fares dropped 9.1 percent in the first quarter of 2009 from the fourth quarter of 2008, the biggest quarter-to-quarter drop on record, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:32:18 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/dot109_09/html/dot109_09.html The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), a part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), has released <em>State Transportation Statistics 2008 (STS)</em> &ndash; a 140-page reference guide to transportation data by state. Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:30:00 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts035_09/html/bts035_09.html U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 6.8 percent fewer workers in May 2009 than in May 2008, the 11th consecutive decrease in full-time equivalent employee (FTE) levels for the scheduled passenger carriers from the same month of the previous year, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. FTE calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:01:39 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts030a_09/html/bts030_09.html The seven network airlines, as a group, reported an operating loss margin of -4.0 percent in the first quarter of 2009, the sixth consecutive quarterly loss margin since the group reported a profit margin in the third quarter of 2007, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation reported today in a release of preliminary data. Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:30:00 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/dot107_09/html/dot107_09.html The U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics, a part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration, released the 2009 edition of the National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD) this week. Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:30:00 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts034_09/html/bts034_09.html The number of scheduled domestic and international passengers on U.S. airlines in April 2009 declined by 5.6 percent from April 2008, dropping by 3.6 million to 59.5 million, the Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today reported. April was the 14th consecutive month with a decrease in passengers from the prior year. Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:01:40 EDT http://www.rita.dot.gov/press_room/press_releases/dot102_09/html/dot102_09.html The U.S. Department of Transportation is seeking a contractor to operate and maintain the Michigan IntelliDriveSM Test Bed Environment. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:30:00 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts033_09/html/bts033_09.html The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) fell 0.6 percent in May from its April level, declining for the third consecutive month to the lowest level in 12 years, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. The May decline was the smallest of the three consecutive decreases. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:32:16 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/dot097_09/html/dot097_09.html The nation's largest airlines had a rate of on-time flights this past May that was higher than both the same month last year and the mark posted in April 2009, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:30:00 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts032_09/html/bts032_09.html Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 33.1 percent lower in April 2009 than in April 2008, dropping to $49.7 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation. April was the fourth consecutive month with a yearly decline of greater than 27 percent. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:02:05 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/dot084_09_02/html/dot084_09.html The Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration today released "Motorcycle Trends in the United States", a special report on the current and emerging trends involving street-legal motorcycles. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:30:00 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/dot084_09_01/html/dot084_09.html The Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration today released "America's Container Ports: Freight Hubs That Connect Our Nation to Global Markets", an overview of the movement of maritime freight handled by the nation's container seaports in 2008 and trends in maritime freight movement since 1995. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:30:00 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts031_09/html/bts031_09.html U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 5.5 percent fewer workers in April 2009 than in April 2008, the 10th consecutive decrease in full-time equivalent employee (FTE) levels for the scheduled passenger carriers from the same month of the previous year, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. FTE calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:02:41 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts030_09/html/bts030_09.html The seven network airlines, as a group, reported an operating loss margin of -4.0 percent in the first quarter of 2009, the sixth consecutive quarterly loss margin since the group reported a profit margin in the third quarter of 2007, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation reported today in a release of preliminary data. Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:30:00 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/dot079_09/html/dot079_09.html The Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration has released "A Time Series Analysis of Transportation Energy Use Per Dollar of Gross Domestic Product" (GDP), a report about the decline in transportation energy use relative to GDP. Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:19:41 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts029_09/html/bts029_09.html The number of scheduled domestic and international passengers on U.S. airlines in March 2009 declined by 9.1 percent from March 2008, dropping by 6.1 million to 61.0 million the Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today reported. March was the 13th consecutive month with a decrease in passengers from the prior year. Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:02:34 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts028_09/html/bts028_09.html The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) fell 1.2 percent in April from its March level, declining for the second consecutive month to the lowest level in seven years, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:32:16 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/dot076_09/html/dot076_09.html The nation's largest airlines had a rate of on-time flights this past April that was higher than both the same month last year and the mark posted in March 2009, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:02:59 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts027_09/html/bts027_09.html Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 27.9 percent lower in March 2009 than in March 2008, dropping to $51.1 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation. March was the third consecutive month with a yearly decline of greater than 27 percent. Thu, 28 May 2009 11:04:11 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts026_09/html/bts026_09.html U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 2.3 percent more pilots and 5.9 percent more maintenance workers in 2008 than in 2007 while total industry jobs declined by 3.0 percent, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. Tue, 26 May 2009 11:02:05 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts025_09/html/bts025_09.html U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 5.7 percent fewer workers in March 2009 than in March 2008, the ninth consecutive decrease in full-time equivalent employee (FTE) levels for the scheduled passenger carriers from the same month of the previous year, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. FTE calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee. Tue, 19 May 2009 11:08:10 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts024_09/html/bts024_09.html The number of scheduled domestic and international passengers on U.S. airlines in February 2009 declined by 11.8 percent from February 2008, dropping by 6.7 million to 49.8 million in the largest decrease from the same month of the previous year since December 2001, the Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today reported. February was the 12th consecutive month with a decrease in passengers from 2008, dropping the number of scheduled airline passengers to the lowest total since January 2004. Thu, 14 May 2009 11:02:24 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts023_09/html/bts023_09.html The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) fell 3.3 percent in March from its February level, falling to its lowest level in more than six years, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. Wed, 13 May 2009 11:34:04 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/dot065_09/html/dot065_09.html The nation's largest airlines had a rate of on-time flights this past March that was higher than the same month last year but down from the mark posted in February 2009, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). Tue, 12 May 2009 11:04:21 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts022_09/html/bts022_09.html The seven largest network airlines, as a group, reported an operating loss margin of 6.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008, the fifth consecutive quarterly loss margin since the group reported a profit margin in the third quarter of 2007, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation reported today in a release of preliminary data. Mon, 11 May 2009 11:05:16 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts021_09/html/bts021_09.html Average domestic air fares in the fourth quarter of 2008 of $347 were 3.7 percent lower than the all-time quarterly high set in the third quarter but were still the highest for any fourth quarter on record, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. Wed, 06 May 2009 11:31:41 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts020_09/html/bts020_09.html Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 30.9 percent lower in February 2009 than in February 2008, dropping to $47.9 billion, the biggest year-to-year percentage decline on record, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation. February was the fourth consecutive month with a yearly decline of greater than 13 percent. Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:02:15 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts019_09/html/bts019_09.html The number of scheduled domestic and international passengers on U.S. airlines and on flights to and from the United States on foreign airlines declined in 2008 by 3.5 percent from 2007, dropping to 809 million, the Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today reported. Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:04:23 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts018_09/html/bts018_09.html U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 6.6 percent fewer workers in February 2009 than in February 2008, the eighth consecutive decrease in full-time equivalent employee (FTE) levels for the scheduled passenger carriers from the same month of the previous year, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. The February FTE total of 391,682 for the scheduled passenger carriers was an increase of 1,025 from January but still was second lowest total since 1993. FTE calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee. Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:01:54 EDT http://www.rita.dot.gov/press_room/press_releases/rita_003_09/html/rita_003_09.html The Research and Innovative Technology Administration is requesting public comments on the strategic direction of its Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Program. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:30:00 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/dot054_09/html/dot054_09.html The number of truck crossings into the United States from Canada and Mexico was 10.8 million in 2008, 6.0 percent fewer than in 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), a part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration. Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:30:00 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts017_09/html/bts017_09.html U.S. airlines carried 51.5 million scheduled domestic and international passengers in January 2009, 10.9 percent less than they did in January 2008, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today reported in a release of preliminary data. Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:04:23 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/dot045_09/html/dot045_09.html This report presents basic information on America's transportation system. Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:21:06 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/dot044_09/html/dot044_09.html The nation's largest airlines had a higher rate of on-time flights this past February than in either February of last year or in January 2009, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:30:00 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts016_09/html/bts016_09.html The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) rose 2.0 percent in February from its January level, rising from its lowest level in more than five years, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. Wed, 08 Apr 2009 11:30:00 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/dot041_09/html/dot041_09.html This report provides timely, easily accessible information for the transportation community. It was developed by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), and is updated on a regular basis on the BTS website. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:30:32 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts015_09/html/bts015_09.html Surface transportation trade between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 27.2 percent lower in January 2009 than in January 2008, dropping to $47.5 billion, the biggest year-to-year percentage decline on record, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation. The $47.5 billion in U.S.-NAFTA trade in January 2009 was the lowest monthly amount since January 2004. Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:02:04 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts014_09/html/bts014_09.html Surface transportation trade between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 4.1 percent higher in 2008 than in 2007, reaching $830 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation. The 4.1 percent rate of growth was the smallest year-to-year growth rate since 2003. Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:02:59 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts013_09/html/bts013_09.html U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 6.9 percent fewer workers in January 2009 than in January 2008, the seventh consecutive decrease in full-time equivalent employee (FTE) levels for the scheduled passenger carriers from the same month of the previous year and the largest year-to-year decrease since December 2003, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. The January FTE total of 390,000 for the scheduled passenger carriers was the lowest total since 1993. FTE calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee. Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:02:14 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts012_09/html/bts012_09.html The number of scheduled domestic and international passengers on U.S. airlines in December 2008 declined by 5.7 percent from December 2007, dropping by 3.4 million to 57.4 million, the Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. December was the 10th consecutive month with a decrease in passengers from 2007. Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:03:37 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts011_09/html/bts011_09.html The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) fell 2.3 percent in January from its December level, falling for the third consecutive month to its lowest level in more than five years, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:33:50 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/dot028_09/html/dot028_09.html The nation's largest airlines had a higher rate of on-time flights this past January than in either January of last year or in December 2008, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:33:50 EDT http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts010_09/html/bts010_09.html Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners, Canada and Mexico, was 13.1 percent lower in December 2008 than in December 2007, dropping to $52.9 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation. December was the second straight month with a year-to-year decline of greater than 13 percent. Tue, 03 Mar 2009 11:02:33 EST http://www.rita.dot.gov/press_room/press_releases/rita_001_09c/html/rita_001_09c.html The U.S. Department of Transportation today awarded a $680,000 grant to the Lower Savannah Council of Governments to provide enhanced, cost-effective transportation choices for older adults, people with disabilities and low-income populations in Aiken, SC. Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:30:00 EST http://www.rita.dot.gov/press_room/press_releases/rita_001_09b/html/rita_001_09b.html The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced a $700,000 grant to the Camden County Workforce Investment Board to provide enhanced, cost-effective transportation choices for older adults, people with disabilities and low-income populations in Camden County, NJ. Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:30:00 EST http://www.rita.dot.gov/press_room/press_releases/rita_001_09a/html/rita_001_09a.html The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced a $1.4 million grant to the Paducah Area Transit System to provide enhanced, cost-effective transportation choices for older adults, people with disabilities and low-income populations in Paducah, KY. Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:30:00 EST http://www.rita.dot.gov/press_room/press_releases/rita_002_09/html/rita_002_09.html The 2008 Federal Radionavigation Plan (FRP) has been released by the U.S. Departments of Transportation, Defense, and Homeland Security. Published jointly by the three departments, the plan describes federal policy for operating and regulating common-use radionavigation systems with the goal of improving both national security and the safety and efficiency of the nation's transportation system. Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:30:00 EST http://www.rita.dot.gov/press_room/press_releases/dot021_09/html/dot021_09.html The U.S. Department of Transportation's (U.S. DOT) Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) today announced the first of two Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program solicitations for 2009. Through this competitive program, the Department encourages the nation's small, high-tech, innovative businesses to be a significant part of the federal government's research and development efforts. Small businesses are invited to submit innovative research proposals that address high priority national transportation goals during the solicitation period, which runs from Feb. 13 through April 15. The SBIR program is administered by RITA's Volpe National Transportation Systems Center on behalf of the U.S. DOT's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization. Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:30:00 EST http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts009_09/html/bts009_09.html U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 6.7 percent fewer workers in December 2008 than in December 2007, the sixth consecutive decrease in full-time equivalent employee (FTE) levels for the scheduled passenger carriers from the same month of the previous year and the largest year-to-year decrease since December 2003, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. The December FTE total of 391,918 for the scheduled passenger carriers was the lowest total since 1993. FTE calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee. Wed, 18 Feb 2009 11:02:27 EST http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts008_09/html/bts008_09.html The number of scheduled domestic and international passengers on U.S. airlines in November 2008 declined by 12.8 percent from November 2007, dropping by 7.9 million to 54.0 million in the largest decrease from the same month of the previous year since January 2002, the Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today reported. November was the ninth consecutive month with a decrease in passengers from 2007. Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:05:36 EST http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts007_09/html/bts007_09.html The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) fell 2.3 percent in December from its November level, falling for the second consecutive month, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:31:46 EST http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/dot016_09/html/dot016_09.html The on-time performance of the nation's largest airlines improved in 2008 compared to the previous year, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). Mon, 09 Feb 2009 11:07:24 EST http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts006_09/html/bts006_09.html The value of trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 13.8 percent lower in November 2008 than in November 2007, dropping to $60.7 billion, the biggest year-to-year decline in almost eight years, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation. Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:01:49 EST http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts005_09/html/bts005_09.html Average domestic air fares in the third quarter of 2008 reached $362, the highest level of average fares for any quarter in the 13 years measured by available data, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:30:00 EST http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts004_09/html/bts004_09.html U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 6.5 percent fewer workers in November 2008 than in November 2007, the fifth consecutive decrease in full-time equivalent employee (FTE) levels for the scheduled passenger carriers from the same month of the previous year and the largest year-to-year decrease since November 2005, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. The November FTE total of 392,185 for the scheduled passenger carriers was the lowest total since 1993. FTE calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee. Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:20:51 EST http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/dot008_09/html/dot008_09.html The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), a part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), has published the <i>Pocket Guide to Transportation 2009</i> &#8211; a 50-page quick reference guide to informative transportation data. Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:20:51 EST http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts003_09/html/bts003_09.html The number of scheduled domestic and international passengers on U.S. airlines during October 2008 declined by 7.1 percent from October 2007, dropping by 4.6 million to 59.6 million, in the 8th consecutive monthly decline from the same month of the previous year, the Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today reported. The October system passenger number was the lowest October number since 2003. Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:02:14 EST http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts002_09/html/bts002_09.html The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) fell 1.4 percent in November from its October level, falling after a one-month rise, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:34:08 EST http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/dot006_09/html/dot006_09.html The nation's largest airlines had a higher rate of on-time flights this past November than in the same month last year, although the rate of delays was higher than in October 2008, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:34:08 EST http://www.rita.dot.gov/press_room/press_releases/dot003_09/html/dot003_09.html The Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) has introduced a new name and logo for its Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII) program that better represents the full potential of the initiative. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:30:00 EST http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts001_09/html/bts001_09.html Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 2.1 percent lower in October 2008 than in October 2007, reaching $72.7 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:01:54 EST