The United States Secretary of Transportation is the head of the United States Department of Transportation. The secretary serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States on all matters relating to transportation. The secretary is a statutory member of the Cabinet of the United States,and is fourteenth in the presidential line of succession.
The United States secretary of homeland security is the head of the United States Department of Homeland Security,the federal department tasked with ensuring public safety in the United States. The secretary is a member of the Cabinet of the United States. The position was created by the Homeland Security Act following the attacks of September 11,2001.
Pamela Ann Melroy is an American retired United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut serving as the deputy administrator of NASA. She served as pilot on Space Shuttle missions STS-92 and STS-112 and commanded mission STS-120 before leaving the agency in August 2009. After serving as deputy program manager of Space Exploration Initiatives with Lockheed Martin,Melroy joined the Federal Aviation Administration in 2011,where she was a senior technical advisor and director of field operations for the FAA's Office of Commercial Space Transportation.
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) of the United States is an independent federal agency that serves as an adjudicatory board. The board was created in 1996 following the abolition of the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC),and absorbed regulatory powers relevant to the railroad industry previously under the ICC's purview.
A moving scam is a scam by a moving company in which the company provides an estimate,loads the goods,then states a much higher price to deliver the goods,effectively holding the goods as lien.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is an agency in the United States Department of Transportation that regulates the trucking industry in the United States. The primary mission of the FMCSA is to reduce crashes,injuries and fatalities involving large trucks and buses.
The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission is an agency of the New York City government that licenses and regulates the medallion taxis and for-hire vehicle industries,including app-based companies such as Uber and Lyft. The TLC's regulatory landscape includes medallion (yellow) taxicabs,green or Boro taxicabs,black cars,community-based livery cars,commuter vans,paratransit vehicles (ambulettes),and some luxury limousines.
Hours of Service (HOS) regulations are issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and govern the working hours of anyone operating a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) in the United States. These regulations apply to truck drivers,commercial and intercity bus drivers,and school bus drivers who operate CMVs. These rules limit the number of daily and weekly hours spent driving and working,and regulate the minimum amount of time drivers must spend resting between driving shifts. For intrastate commerce,the respective state's regulations apply.
Raymond P. Martinez was a Senior Advisor at the U.S. Department of Transportation and the former Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. From 2010 to 2018,Martinez served as the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission Chair and Chief Administrator in the Cabinet of Governor Chris Christie. He previously served as Deputy Chief of Protocol for the United States Department of State and as New York State Commissioner of Motor Vehiclesin the Cabinet of Governor George Pataki.
Anne S. Ferro is an American government official,currently serving as President and CEO of the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrator,a nonprofit organization creating model programs in motor vehicle administration,law enforcement,and highway safety. She previously served as president of the Maryland Motor Truck Association,administrator of the United States Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration,and as administrator of the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration of the Maryland Department of Transportation.
Michael Peter Huerta is an American government official who served as Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration from 2013 to 2018. He was also Acting U.S. Secretary of Transportation under President Donald Trump for 11 days in 2017 until the Senate confirmed the appointment of Elaine Chao to the position.
Polly Ellen Trottenberg is an American politician and government official who is serving as Deputy Secretary of Transportation under Pete Buttigieg since April 14,2021. She previously served as commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation from 2014 to 2020.
Sarah Elizabeth Feinberg is an American civic employee who previously served as the Interim President of the New York City Transit Authority from 2020 to 2021,and a former Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration. She was nominated for the role of MTA Chairperson but was ultimately not selected for the position. Her background is mostly in communications.
Miriam Delphin-Rittmon is an American psychologist from Connecticut who is currently serving as the Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Mental Health and Substance Use since 2021.
Radhika Fox is an American government official who is currently the assistant administrator for water at the Environmental Protection Agency.
Gilberto de Jesús is an American lawyer and government official who was the first Hispanic appointed to serve in a cabinet-level position in Maryland,where he served as Secretary of the Maryland Department of Juvenile Justice between 1997 and 1999. He was nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as Chief Counsel for Advocacy overseeing the Office of Advocacy,an independent office at the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Robin Meredith Cohn Hutcheson is an American transportation official who is the administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
Nuria I. Fernandez is a civil engineer who has served as the current Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA),a division of the United States Department of Transportation (DOT),since June 10,2021. After she was appointed as Deputy Administrator of the FTA on January 21,2021,she served as the acting Administrator until her confirmation in June. Fernandez has held leadership positions in large transit agencies,including as General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority,Chief Operating Officer of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority,and Senior Vice President of Design and Construction for both the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) and Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
