U.S. Department of Transportation

@USDOT · Washington, DC · joined 18 Oct 2011

The official Twitter account of the U.S. Department of Transportation.

293 260Followers

29Following

14 417Posts total

34.4KViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

5 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 100K–1M follower range. reaches fewer people than peers, but engages them much harder.

Median views6 955this account21 891median for 100K–1M

Reach, %2.37%this account6.81%median for 100K–1M

Engagement, %1.97%this account1.14%median for 100K–1M

Metric	This account	Median for 100K–1M	Ratio
Median views per post	6 955	21 891	0.32×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	2.37%	6.81%	0.35×
Engagement rate	1.97%	1.14%	1.73×

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Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

10K31 Aug

5.8K

7K1 Sep

8.6K

Last 5 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

1.97%31 Aug

2.85%

1.02%

3.28%1 Sep

0.71%

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 100K–1M accounts is 1.14%.

What the audience does

Likes72.5%515 in total

Reposts16.5%117 in total

Replies5.2%37 in total

Quotes1.8%13 in total

Bookmarks3.9%28 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.

Latest posts

Northern Virginia is BOOMING and now @FAANews is giving Manassas Regional Airport the GREEN LIGHT to welcome some commercial passenger flights ✈️🟢 Great news for travelers just outside America’s capital! @wusa9 ⬇️ https://t.co/KK8wlaN3Xn 8.6K views · 49 likes · 9 reposts · 1 replies 01 Sep 2026 🚨 BOMBSHELL FRAUD FINDINGS ❌ 270 Trucking schools SHUT DOWN in an EMERGENCY ORDER WATCH 👀 https://t.co/CBphQTEbHW 7K views · 183 likes · 33 reposts · 8 replies 01 Sep 2026 The Hazel Dell Parkway bridge is vital for Indiana travelers and it was destroyed by recent historic flooding @USDOTFHWA is sending $26 MILLION in emergency relief to help @INDOT repair damaged roads and bridges in the Hoosier State as soon as possible 🛠️🚧 https://t.co/U8J6iqvF4 3K views · 18 likes · 8 reposts · 4 replies 31 Aug 2026 160+ FRAUDULENT TRUCKER TRAINING SCHOOLS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR HUNDREDS OF DEATHS @FMCSA Chief Barrs: “When schools certify under-qualified drivers, and these drivers get behind the wheel of an 80,000 pound truck, and they kill people. That should make you all upset.” WE ARE htt 5.8K views · 111 likes · 36 reposts · 17 replies 31 Aug 2026 ❌ TRUCKING UPDATE: 110 CDL SCHOOLS SHUTDOWN @FMCSA Chief Derek Barrs: “Every single one of these schools passed at least 10 drivers who were subsequently cited for English language proficiency during roadside inspections. THAT’S OVER 5,000 DRIVERS.” https://t.co/LlTCUIpOhC 10K views · 154 likes · 31 reposts · 7 replies 31 Aug 2026