US Department of Transportation (DOT)

Address: 1200 New Jersey Ave, SE
Washington, DC 20590 Phone: (202) 366-4000 Website: http://www.dot.gov/contact.html

"The mission of the Department is to:

Serve the United States by ensuring a fast, safe, efficient, accessible and convenient transportation system that meets our vital national interests and enhances the quality of life of the American people, today and into the future.

Statutory Authority

The Department of Transportation was established by an act of Congress on October 15, 1966. The Department’s first official day of operation was April 1, 1967."