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Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Announces $90 Million Loan to Eliminate Traffic Bottlenecks, Accident Hotspots on I-81 in Virginia
October 7, 2026
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Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Announces Five Actions to Accelerate Commercial Space Licensing
October 6, 2026
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Trump’s Transportation Department Celebrates $416 Million Investment to Upgrade Rail Safety Across Florida, Build New Multimodal Station for the Space Coast
October 6, 2026
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Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Invests $426 Million to Eliminate Bottlenecks and Congested Highways Across U.S.
October 1, 2026

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Trump’s Transportation Department Celebrates Launch of Amtrak’s All-New Airo Trainsets in Pacific Northwest
September 30, 2026
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President Trump & Transportation Secretary Duffy Finalize “Freedom Means Affordable Cars” Initiative to Reset Fuel Economy Standards, End Illegal EV Mandate
September 28, 2026
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Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy, Modern Skies Coalition Applaud Senator Schmitt’s $30 Billion Modern Skies Act
September 28, 2026
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Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Announces $84.4 Million for Airport Improvements in Texas, North Carolina, and Wyoming
September 25, 2026

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Trump's Transportation Department Announces Winners of $1 Million ARPA-I Ideas Challenge
September 25, 2026
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Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Celebrates Launch of Federal eVTOL Pilot Program in North Carolina to Unlock Future of Flight
September 23, 2026
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Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Applauds Senator Hagerty’s Bill to Make Transit Safer for American Families
September 23, 2026
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Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Delivers State-of-the Art Air Traffic Control Management Tool to Transform The Flying Experience, Reduce Delays & Cancellations For the Traveling Public
September 21, 2026

DOT by the Numbers

September 2026 U.S. Transportation Sector Employment: In September 2026, U.S. transportation sector unemployment was 4.7% (unadjusted for seasonality). This rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than September 2025 (4.3%). Number of Workers by Mode of Transportation: Air: 568,500 Truck: 1,473,100 Transit & Ground Passenger: 500,800 Rail: 148,900 Water: 70,900 Pipeline: 56,600 Warehousing & Storage: 1,831,800