Dirt Diggers Digest Guide to Strategic Corporate Research
By Philip Mattera
Director of the Corporate Research Project and Publisher of the Dirt Diggers Digest
PART IV. INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC SOURCES
Directories and Data Sources: Brands and Their Companies | Business Insights: Global | Economic Census Industrial Concentration Ratios | Encyclopedia of American Industries | Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources | First Research | Industrial Info Resources | Market Share Reporter | MarketResearch.com | Mergent Manuals | ReportLinker | S&P Capital IQ Industry Surveys | Thomasnet | Websters Online
Trade Associations: Associations Unlimited | Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources | National Trade and Professional Associations Directory
Trade Publications: Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources
Labor Unions: BNA Directory of U.S. Labor Organizations (no longer published; old editions may be found in libraries | The Labor Site | Global Unions
Watchdog Groups: Consumer Federation of America | Consumer Reports | Corporate Accountability | Corporate Campaign Inc. | CorpEthics | Corporate Research Project | Corporate Watch | CorpWatch | Environment America | Environmental Action | Environmental Defense Fund | Environmental Investigation Agency | Environmental Working Group | Friends of the Earth | Good Jobs First | Greenpeace | Institute for Policy Studies | International Corporate Accountability Roundtable | Labor Research & Action Network | Natural Resources Defense Council | Public Citizen | Sierra Club | SOMO | Union of Concerned Scientists | U.S. PIRG | Western Organization of Resource Councils
Regulatory Agencies: Federal Regulatory Directory | Violation Tracker
Access to Disclosure Forms: Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources | USA.gov
B. AEROSPACE AND MILITARY CONTRACTING
Directories and Data Sources: Defense Department contract awards | Federal Contractor Misconduct Database | Global Security | Jane’s Defence Equipment and Technology Intelligence Centre | Jane’s World Defence Industry
Trade Associations: Aerospace Industries Association | National Defense Industrial Association
Trade Publications: Aerospace Daily | Aviation Week | Defense Daily | Defense News | Government Executive | IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly | Military Times
Labor Unions: IndustriALL | International Association of Machinists | SPEEA | United Auto Workers
Watchdog Groups: Arms Sales Monitoring Project | Campaign Against Arms Trade | Center for Defense Information | Control Arms | Government Accountability Project | Project On Government Oversight | Taxpayers for Common Sense | War Resisters' International | Women's International League for Peace & Freedom
Regulatory Agencies: Defense Department Office of Inspector General
Directories and Data Sources: Center for Automotive Research | IHS Automotive (R.L. Polk) | Plunkett’s Automobile Industry Almanac | WardsAuto
Trade Associations: Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers | Auto Care Association | National Automobile Dealers Association | Tire Industry Association
Trade Publications: Aftermarket Business World | Aftermarket News | Automotive Industries | Automotive News | Modern Tire Dealer | Rubber World | WardsAuto
Labor Unions: IndustriALL | United Auto Workers
Watchdog Groups: Center for Auto Safety | Public Citizen
Regulatory Agencies: Federal Highway Administration | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Access to Disclosure Forms: NHTSA recalls investigations and complaints database
D. BANKING, INVESTMENT, INSURANCE & OTHER FINANCIAL SERVICES
Directories and Data Sources: A.M. Best (insurance) | BankFocus | Bloomberg Professional | Crunchbase | Dealogic | Deal Pipeline | DealScan FactSet | FDIC failed bank list | Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council | FINRA BrokerCheck | HFR Database (hedge funds) | insurance company financial statements via National Association of Insurance Commissioners database | Insurance Information Institute | Lipper Hedge Fund Database | LoanConnector | Mergent | Mergr | Money Market Directories | National Financial Institutions Sanctions and Legal Actions database (available via Nexis) combines enforcement information from various federal and state agencies | National Mortgage Settlements | National Underwriter | Pitchbook | Pratt's Guide to Private Equity and Venture Capital Sources | Preqin | Reuters PE Hub | S&P Capital IQ | SDC Platinum | Securities Regulation and Law Report | Slave Era Insurance Registry | SNL Financial | VentureSource | Weiss Ratings (insurance) | Zephyr
Trade Associations: America's Health Insurance Plans | American Bankers Association | American Council of Life Insurers | American Property Casualty Insurance Association | Bank Policy Institute | Community Financial Services Association of America | Independent Community Bankers of America | Investment Company Institute | Mortgage Bankers Association | National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies | National Venture Capital Association | Reinsurance Association of America | Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association
Trade Publications: ABA Banking Journal | American Banker | Best's Review (insurance) | Bloomberg Markets | Bond Buyer | Business Insurance | Euromoney | Insurance Journal | Institutional Investor | Investment News | Mergers & Acquisitions | National Mortgage News | Pensions & Investments | Private Equity News | Venture Capital Journal
Labor Unions: Office & Professional Employees International Union | UNI Global Union
Watchdog Groups: ACRE Action Center on Race and the Economy | Americans for Financial Reform | BankTrack | Better Markets | Center for Economic Justice | Center for Responsible Lending | Committee for Better Banks | Consumer Federation of America | Consumer Watchdog | Financial Policy Forum | Hedge Clippers | Inner City Press | National Community Reinvestment Coalition | People's Action | Private Equity Stakeholder Project | Public Citizen | ReFund America Project | Woodstock Institute
Regulatory Agencies: Commodity Futures Trading Commission | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | Federal Reserve | Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (non-governmental) | Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board | National Association of Insurance Commissioners (umbrella group for state regulators) | National Credit Union Administration | Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Access to Disclosure Forms: EMMA database of municipal bond disclosure documents | FDIC Community Reinvestment Act performance ratings | FDIC enforcement decisions | Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Bank Holding Company Database | FFIEC access to Community Reinvestment Act and Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data | Investment Advisor Public Disclosure | OCC Community Reinvestment Act evaluations
E. CHEMICALS, PLASTICS AND COATINGS
Directories and Data Sources: Directory of Producers | EWG's Skin Deep Cosmetics Database | Household Products Database | IHS Directory of Chemical Producers | Petrochemical Industry Worldwide Directory | Plunkett’s Chemicals Coatings & Plastics Industry Almanac
Trade Associations: American Chemistry Council | American Coatings Association | Chlorine Institute | Household & Commercial Products Association | National Association of Chemical Distributors | Personal Care Products Council | Plastics Industry Association
Trade Publications: Chemical & Engineering News | Chemical Week | ICIS Chemical Business | IHS Chemical Week | Plastics News | Plastics Today
Labor Unions: IndustriALL | International Chemical Workers Union (UFCW) | United Steelworkers
Watchdog Groups: Alliance to End Plastic Waste | Basel Action Network | Campaign for Safe Cosmetics | Center for Environmental Health | Center for Health, Environment and Justice | Environmental Working Group | Greenpeace | Oceana | Pesticide Action Network | Plastic Pollution Coalition | Safer Chemicals/Healthy Families | Toxic-Free Future
Regulatory Agencies: Bureau of Industry and Security | Environmental Protection Agency
F. COMPUTERS: HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE; SEMICONDUCTORS; CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
Directories and Data Sources: Gartner | International Data Corporation
Trade Associations: BSA: The Software Alliance | Computing Technology Industry Association | Consumer Technology Association | Global Semiconductor Alliance | Information Technology Industry Council | NASSCOM | Semiconductor Industry Association | Software & Information Industry Association | TechAmerica
Trade Publications: Computerworld | CRN | Datamation | Electronics Weekly | eWeek | InformationWeek | InfoWorld | Software Magazine | Storage Magazine
Labor Unions: IndustriALL | Washington Alliance of Technology Workers (WashTech)
Watchdog Groups: Electronics Watch | Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition
Regulatory Agencies: Environmental Protection Agency
G. CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING; REAL ESTATE
Directories and Data Sources: BOMA Experience Exchange Report | Census Bureau data on building permits and construction spending | Commercial Property Executive | Construction Market Data | CoreLogic | Courthouse Direct | Dead Malls | Dodge Construction Central | ENR Top Contractors Sourcebook | IJGlobal | Plunkett’s Real Estate & Construction Industry Almanac | RealtyTrac | Zillow
Trade Associations: Associated General Contractors of America | Building Owners and Managers Association International | International Council of Shopping Centers | Mortgage Bankers Association | National Association of Home Builders | National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts | National Association of Realtors
Trade Publications: Builder | Engineering News-Record | GlobeSt.com | National Mortgage News | National Real Estate Investor | Realtor | Shopping Center Business | Site Selection
Labor Unions: Building & Wood Worker's International | North America's Building Trades Unions | SEIU Property Services Division | United Brotherhood of Carpenters
Watchdog Groups: Healthy Building Network | National Trust for Historic Preservation | Partnership for Working Families | Smart Growth America | Sprawl Busters | Urban Land Institute
Regulatory Agencies: Army Corps of Engineers | Department of Housing & Urban Development | Federal Housing Finance Agency
H. ENERGY: COAL, OIL & GAS, NUCLEAR, SOLAR & WIND; UTILITIES
Directories and Data Sources: CoalSwarm | Don’s Directory of the Oil & Gas Industry | Electric Power Research Institute | Energy Intelligence | Enervus | Global Energy Monitor | International Energy Agency | Nuclear Regulatory Commission information on operating reactors | Petroleum Abstracts | Platts | Plunkett’s Energy Almanac | U.S. Coast Guard National Response Center reports (oil spills) | U.S. Energy Information Administration | World Information Service on Energy
Trade Associations: American Coal Council | American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers | American Gas Association | American Petroleum Institute | American Public Power Association (municipally owned utilities) | Edison Electric Institute (investor-owned utilities) | National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners | Nuclear Energy Institute | Solar Energy Industries Association | World Nuclear Fuel Market
Trade Publications: Coal Age | CoalWeek | Foster Report | Inside FERC | Lundberg Letter | Natural Gas Week | Nucleonics Week | Oil & Gas Journal | Oil.com | Oil Daily | Petroleum Economist | Petroleum Intelligence Weekly | Platts Coal Trader | Platts Megawatt Daily | Platts Nuclear Fuel | Platts Oilgram News | Power | Power Grid International | Public Utilities Fortnightly | Upstream | World Oil
Labor Unions: IndustriALL | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers | United Mine Workers of America | United Steelworkers | Utility Workers Union of America
Watchdog Groups: Citizens Coal Council | Communities for a Better Environment (refineries) | Consumer Federation of America | Consumers Union | Crude Accountability | Environment America | Environmental Action | Environmental Defense Fund | Environmental Working Group | FracTracker | Friends of the Earth | Greenpeace | Natural Resources Defense Council | Nuclear Information and Resource Center | Oil Change International | Public Citizen | Sierra Club | Union of Concerned Scientists | Utility Reform Network | Western Organization of Resource Councils
Regulatory Agencies: Bureau of Land Management | Bureau of Safety & Environmental Enforcement (offshore drilling) | Environmental Protection Agency | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission | Nuclear Regulatory Commission | Office of Surface Mining | Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Access to Disclosure Forms: BSEE civil penalties | FERC documents (Form 1 and Form 2 annual reports, etc.) | NRC enforcement actions | PHMSA enforcement actions
I. ENTERTAINMENT: BROADCASTING, CABLE, FILM, MUSIC
Directories and Data Sources: BIA Advisory Services | Complete Broadcasting Industry Guide | EIDR | IMDb | Nielsen | Plunkett’s Entertainment and Media Industry Almanac | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | Television & Cable Factbook
Trade Associations: Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers | Motion Picture Association of America | National Association of Broadcasters | National Cable & Telecommunications Association | Recording Industry Association of America | Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association
Trade Publications: Advertising Age | Billboard | Box Office | Broadcasting & Cable | Communications Daily | Hollywood Reporter | Multichannel News | Satellite Business News | TVWeek | Variety
Labor Unions: IATSE | International Arts and Entertainment Alliance | National Association of Broadcast Employees & Technicians | SAG-AFTRA | Writers Guild of America East | Writers Guild of America-West | UNI Global Union
Watchdog Groups: Center for Digital Democracy | Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting | Free Press | Media Matters for America
Regulatory Agencies: Federal Communications Commission
Access to Disclosure Forms: FCC databases | FCC Media Bureau | FCC Enforcement Bureau
J. FOOD AND BEVERAGES; AGRICULTURE; TOBACCO
Directories and Data Sources: Beverage Marketing Directory | Food & Beverage Market Place | Leatherhead Food Research | National Agricultural Statistics Service | Packaged Facts | Park Street | Plunkett’s Food Industry Almanac | Tobacco Control Archives | Tobacco International Buyer’s Guide
Trade Associations: American Beverage Association | American Farm Bureau Federation | American Frozen Food Institute | Beer Institute | Biotechnology Industry Organization | Distilled Spirits Council of the United States | Food Marketing Institute | Grocery Manufacturers Association | International Dairy Foods Association | National Cattlemen's Beef Association | National Grain and Feed Association | North American Meat Institute | Tobacco Merchants Association | Wine Institute
Trade Publications: Beer Marketer's Insights | Beverage Digest | Beverage Industry | Brewers Digest | Dairy Foods | Food Business News | Food Engineering | Food Processing | Food Technology | Impact | Meat & Poultry | Milk Magazine | Milling & Baking News | National Provisioner | Prepared Foods | Produce Business | Progressive Farmer | Refrigerated and Frozen Food | Tobacco International | Tobacco Reporter | Wines & Vines | Wine Spectator
Labor Unions: Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers & Grain Millers International Union | Coalition of Immokalee Workers | Farm Labor Organizing Committee | IUF | United Farm Workers | United Food & Commercial Workers
Watchdog Groups: Action on Smoking & Health | Alcohol Justice | Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids | Campaign to Stop Killer Coke | Center for Food Safety | Center for Science in the Public Interest | Consumer Federation of America | Cornucopia Institute | Corporate Accountability | Environmental Working Group | Food & Water Watch | Food Chain Workers Alliance | Food First | Food Labor Research Center | GMWatch | Global Exchange | Greenpeace | Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy | National Family Farm Coalition | National Farmers Union | Organic Consumers Association | Organization for Competitive Markets | Oxfam America | People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals | Pesticide Action Network | Western Organization of Resource Councils
Regulatory Agencies: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau | Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives | Food & Drug Administration | USDA Agricultural Marketing Service | USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service | USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service
Directories and Data Sources: Random Lengths Yearbook | RISI
Trade Associations: American Forest and Paper Association | APA-The Engineered Wood Association | Forest Resources Association | National Hardwood Lumber Association
Trade Publications: Logging & Sawmilling Journal | PaperAge | PPI Pulp & Paper Week | Random Lengths
Labor Unions: Building & Wood Worker's International | IndustriALL | United Steelworkers
Watchdog Groups: Dogwood Alliance | Environmental Paper Network | Greenpeace | Rainforest Action Network | Stand.earth
Regulatory Agencies: Bureau of Land Management | U.S. Forest Service
Access to Disclosure Forms: U.S. Forest Service data on timber sales from federal land
L. PHARMACEUTICALS, HOSPITALS AND OTHER HEALTHCARE
Directories and Data Sources: AHA Guide, American Hospital Directory | Center for Studying Health System Change | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Medicare cost reports for the whole country can be downloaded here while reports for individual institutions can be accessed from the subscription service Cost Report Data or via a FOIA to CMS) | ClinicalTrials.gov | Commonwealth Fund | Decision Resources Group | Drug Trend Report | Hospital Compare and Nursing Home Compare | Hospital Inspections.org IQVIA | Joint Commission | Kaiser Family Foundation | National Hospital Database | Open Payments (CMS disclosure site on payments by drug and other companies to healthcare providers) | Optum | Pharmaceutical Marketers Directory | Plunkett’s Health Care Industry Almanac | Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development | Worst Pills Best Pills
Trade Associations: Advanced Medical Technology Association | America's Health Insurance Plans | American Health Care Association (nursing homes) | American Hospital Association | Association for Accessible Medicines | Biotechnology Industry Organization | Federation of American Hospitals (for-profits) | Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America | Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute
Trade Publications: BioCentury | BioWorld | Chain Drug Review | Drug Topics | Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News | Health Affairs | Informa Business Publications (various newsletters on the pharmaceutical industry including the Pink Sheet) | Managed Care | Medical Economics | Modern Healthcare | Provider | SCRIP Intelligence
Labor Unions: IndustriALL | National Nurses United | SEIU Healthcare Division | United Steelworkers
Watchdog Groups: Community Catalyst | Consumers Union | Families USA | Health Action International | Health Care Without Harm | Physicians for a National Healthcare Program | Public Citizen | U.S. PIRG
Regulatory Agencies: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services | Drug Enforcement Administration | Food & Drug Administration
Access to Disclosure Forms: EMMA (official statement bond prospectuses for hospitals financed with tax-exempt bonds) | FDA recalls and safety alerts | FDA warning letters | Health and Human Services Department Corporate Integrity Agreements
M. PUBLISHING: BOOKS, NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES, INTERNET
Directories and Data Sources: Alliance for Audited Media | Book Industry Study Group | Editor & Publisher Annual Newspaper DataBook | NPD BookScan | Publishers, Distributors & Wholesalers of the United States | SRDS
Trade Associations: Association of American Publishers (books) | American Booksellers Association | MPA-The Association of Magazine Media | News Media Alliance
Trade Publications: Editor & Publisher (newspapers) | Folio (magazines) | Printing Impressions | Publishers Weekly (books)
Labor Unions: International Federation of Journalists | National Writers Union | NewsGuild (CWA) | Printing Publishing & Media Workers Sector-CWA | Teamsters Graphic Communications Conference | UNI Global Union
Watchdog Groups: Authors Guild | Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting | Free Press | Media Matters for America
Regulatory Agencies: U.S. Copyright Office
N. RESTAURANTS, HOTELS & CASINOS
Directories and Data Sources: Center for Gaming Research, Directory of Hotels & Lodging Companies | Foodservice.com | Hospitality & Tourism Complete | Northstar Travel Group | Plunkett’s Airline Hotel & Travel Industry Directory | Restaurant Data | STR | Technomic
Trade Associations: American Gaming Association | American Hotel & Lodging Association | National Restaurant Association | National Retail Federation Chain Restaurant Division
Trade Publications: Casino International | Casino Journal | Food Service News | Hotel Management | Hotels | Lodging | Nation’s Restaurant News | QSR | Restaurant Business | Restaurant Hospitality
Labor Unions: IUF | UNI Global Union | UNITE HERE
Watchdog Groups: Center for Science in the Public Interest | Fast Food Forward | Food Chain Workers Alliance | Food Labor Research Center | McSpotlight | Restaurant Opportunities Centers United
Regulatory Agencies: state and local licensing and public health agencies
O. RETAILING & WHOLESALING; APPAREL
Directories and Data Sources: American Wholesalers and Distributors Directory | Apparel Industry Sourcebook | Chain Store Guide | Davison’s Textile Blue Book | Dead Malls | Federal Trade Commission database of registered identification numbers apparel producers may use on labels | Higg Index (sustainability assessments for apparel and footwear products) | Leonard’s Guide: National Warehouse Directory | NPD Group | Plunkett’s Apparel & Textile Industry Almanac | Progressive Grocer Special Reports | Retail Info Systems | RetailWire | Supermarket Groceries & Convenience Stores Directory
Trade Associations: American Apparel & Footwear Association | Food Marketing Institute | International Council of Shopping Centers | National Association of Chain Drug Stores | National Association of Convenience Stores | National Retail Federation | Retail Industry Leaders Association
Trade Publications: Chain Drug Review | Chain Store Age | Convenience Store News | DC Velocity | Footwear News | Progressive Grocer | Retail Leader | Retail Merchandiser | Shopping Center Business | Supermarket News | Women’s Wear Daily
Labor Unions: United Food & Commercial Workers | UNI Global Union | UNITE HERE
Watchdog Groups: Athena | Clean Clothes Campaign | Institute for Local Self-Reliance | Labour Behind the Labels | Making Change at Walmart | Sprawl Busters | Sustainable Apparel Coalition | United for Respect | Warehouse Workers United
Regulatory Agencies: Federal Trade Commission
P. STEEL AND OTHER METALS; MINING
Directories and Data Sources: CoalSwarm | InfoMine | Iron & Steel Works of the World | Metal Producers of the World | Mines Handbook | Mining.com | Platts | Steel on the Net | U.S. Geological Survey | World Bureau of Metal Statistics
Trade Associations: American Coal Council | American Iron & Steel Institute | National Mining Association
Trade Publications: American Metal Market | Coal Age | CoalWeek | Engineering & Mining Journal | Metal Bulletin | Mining Journal | Modern Metals | Northern Miner | Platts Coal Trader | Platts Metals Daily
Labor Unions: IndustriALL | United Steelworkers | United Mine Workers of America
Watchdog Groups: Citizens Coal Council | Earthworks | Global Energy Monitor | Great Basin Resource Watch | London Mining Network | Mines & Communities | MiningWatch Canada | Western Mining Action Network | Western Organization of Resource Councils
Regulatory Agencies: Bureau of Land Management | Mine Safety & Health Administration | Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
Access to Disclosure Forms: SEC Form SD is the document publicly traded companies must file to comply with the Dodd-Frank Act rule regarding disclosure of the sourcing of materials from mines in conflict zones in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or adjoining countries. The filings are available through the SEC's EDGAR system.
Directories and Data Sources: Plunkett’s Telecommunications Industry Almanac | Technology, Media & Telecommunications | Telecommunications Directory | Television & Cable Factbook
Trade Associations: CTIA-The Wireless Association | Internet Association | NCTA-The Internet and Television Association | Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association | Telecommunications Industry Association | USTelecom
Trade Publications: Broadcasting & Cable | Communications Daily | Multichannel News | Network World | Wireless Week
Labor Unions: Communications Workers of America | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers | UNI Global Union
Watchdog Groups: Center for Digital Democracy | Consumer Federation of America | Consumers Union | Electronic Frontier Foundation | Free Press | Utility Reform Network
Regulatory Agencies: Federal Communications Commission
Access to Disclosure Forms: FCC databases | FCC Media Bureau | FCC Enforcement Bureau | FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau | FCC Wireline Competition Bureau
R. TRANSPORTATION: AIRLINES, RAILROADS, SHIPPING, TRUCKING, BUS LINES
Directories and Data Sources: Airline Data Project | Bureau of Transportation Statistics | Federal Aviation Administration statistics | IHS Maritime | Leonard’s Guide: National Warehouse Directory | Lloyd's List Directories | Maritime Administration data | National Transportation Safety Board databases | Plunkett’s Airline Hotel & Travel Industry Directory | Plunkett’s Transportation Supply Chain & Logistics Industry Almanac | Sea-web Directory | Transportation Research Board TRID database
Trade Associations: Airlines for America | American Public Transportation Association | American Trucking Associations | Association of American Railroads | International Air Transport Association | International Chamber of Shipping
Trade Publications: Air Cargo News | Air Cargo World | Airline Economics | American Shipper | Aviation Daily | Aviation Week | DC Velocity | Inbound Logistics | Journal of Commerce | Logistics Management | Progressive Railroading | Railway Age | Transport Topics
Labor Unions: Air Line Pilots Association | Amalgamated Transit Union | Association of Flight Attendants-CWA | International Association of Machinists | International Longshore & Warehouse Union | International Longshoremen's Association | International Transport Workers' Federation | National Air Traffic Controllers Association | Seafarers International Union | Teamsters | Transport Workers Union | Transportation Trades Department
Watchdog Groups: Bus Riders Union | Consumer Federation of America | Consumers Union | National Association of Airline Passengers | Transportation Equity Network | Transportation for America
Regulatory Agencies: Federal Aviation Administration | Federal Highway Administration | Federal Maritime Commission | Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration | Federal Railroad Administration | Maritime Administration | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | National Transportation Safety Board | Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration | Surface Transportation Board | U.S. Coast Guard
Access to Disclosure Forms: FAA industry and safety data | Form 41 Schedule T-100 air traffic and other operational data submitted by airlines to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics | FMC Bureau of Enforcement | NTSB accident reports | Surface Transportation Board industry data | U.S. Coast Guard National Response Center reports (oil spills and other maritime accidents)
updated December 16, 2019
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