MARY PETERS SWORN IN AS TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY
U.S. President George W. Bush shakes hands with outgoing Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta after Mary Peter was sworn in at the Department of Transportation in Washington on October 17, 2006. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)...
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GREENVILLE, S.C., Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The United States and Vietnam agreed to lift restrictions on air cargo routes between the two countries, Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters says the agency is developing a national training standard for entry-level motorcycle riders.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- The number of drunken-driving fatalities has fallen nationwide and in 32 individual states, U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said Thursday.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- The number of people who died on U.S. highways dropped again in 2007 to historically low levels, U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said Thursday.
NEWARK, N.J., Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Plane rights at New Jersey's Newark Liberty Airport will be auctioned in part to gauge their worth, U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said Tuesday.
ATLANTA, July 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. interstate system, congestion and transit are key points to a "better approach" to transportation matters, Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said.
WASHINGTON, July 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation said it will stop using a 30-year-old crash test rating system and put a new crash test dummy to work.
WASHINGTON, July 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation is introducing improved safety ratings for automobiles and better crash tests, Secretary Mary Peters announced Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, June 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation said it is seeking proposals for ways to end traffic jams at the most congested U.S. border crossings.
WASHINGTON, May 17 (UPI) -- U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters says the department's last action to up fuel efficiency requirements may be toughened in light of spiking fuel costs.