Transportation Department (US) – Page 8

Biden, Joseph R Jr Buttigieg, Pete (1982- ) Infrastructure (Public Works) Parking Roads and Traffic Shortages Traffic Accidents and Safety Transportation Department (US) Trucks and Trucking United States Politics and Government

America’s Truckers Face a Chronic Headache: Finding Parking

Parking spots for trucks are in short supply around the country, and the problem can lead to unsafe situations for long-haul truck drivers and other motorists.

By Mark Walker

Buttigieg, Pete (1982- ) Christmas Consumer Protection Delays (Transportation) Fines (Penalties) Southwest Airlines Company Transportation Department (US) Winter (Season)

U.S. Fines Southwest Airlines $140 Million for Holiday Meltdown

The penalty is by far the largest ever imposed by the Transportation Department on an airline for consumer protection violations.

By Mark Walker and Niraj Chokshi

Budgets and Budgeting Deaths (Obituaries) Downey, Mortimer L Metropolitan Transportation Authority Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Railroads Subways Transit Systems Transportation Department (US)

Mortimer Downey, Force for Mass Transit in U.S. and N.Y., Dies at 87

He devised innovative financing to revive New York City’s subway. In Washington, as a U.S. Transportation Department leader, he bolstered Amtrak and secured federal funds for public transit.

By Sam Roberts

Buttigieg, Pete (1982- ) Delays (Transportation) Federal Aviation Administration House of Representatives Republican Party Shortages Transportation Department (US) Transportation Security Administration United States Politics and Government

A Government Shutdown Could Disrupt Air Travel, Officials Warn

If the government shuts down, air traffic controllers and Transportation Security Administration officers will continue to work, but they will not be paid until the shutdown is over.

By Mark Walker