U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) – Pole Hem Flag
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) - Pole Hem Flag
- Official Department of Transportation design on nylon, made in the USA
- Printed or sewn; single-sided, double-sided or mirror-sided
- Pole hem, plain or with gold fringe
- 3x5 FT, 4x6 FT, 5x8 FT or a custom size
Product Description
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Pole Hem Flag is made for indoor and parade display: lobbies, hearing rooms, auditoriums and the ceremonies where the Department of Transportation is represented. It carries the Department of Transportation’s official design on nylon, it is made in the USA, and it is finished with a pole hem, the fabric sleeve that slides over an indoor or parade pole.
This is a call-in item, so you choose the details with us. Order the DOT pole hem flag printed or sewn, single-sided, double-sided or mirror-sided, plain or with gold fringe, in 3x5 FT, 4x6 FT, 5x8 FT or a custom size. Pick your options above, then call 703-751-2411 or request a quote and we will confirm the details before production.
The Department of Transportation sets policy for the nation's highways, aviation, railroads, transit, pipelines and maritime commerce. Its operating administrations include the Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Maritime Administration.
Choose Your Options
Every U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Pole Hem Flag is made to order, so tell us how you want it built. These are the choices.
- Printed or sewn: Printed flags are dye-printed on 200 denier nylon, so fine seal detail reproduces exactly. Sewn flags are appliquéd and embroidered by hand in our Alexandria, Virginia shop: each color is a separate piece of fabric stitched to the field, with lettering and fine detail embroidered.
- Single-sided, double-sided or mirror-sided: A single-sided flag carries the design on the front only; the back is blank. A double-sided flag is two flags sewn back to back, so the design reads correctly on both sides. A mirror-sided flag is also two layers, but the back is a mirror image of the front.
- Fringe or plain: Gold rayon fringe on three edges is the traditional ceremonial finish for an indoor flag. Plain leaves the edges hemmed. Either way the hoist edge gets the pole hem.
- Regular or Premium construction (sewn flags): Regular sewn flags are chain stitched. Premium sewn flags are lock stitched, a stronger interlocking stitch, and they carry a separate part number. Printed flags do not need this choice.
- Size: 3x5 FT, 4x6 FT, 5x8 FT are standard. For a custom size, give us the finished width and height you need.
Product Features
- Official Department of Transportation design: the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Pole Hem Flag carries the Department of Transportation’s official emblem, reproduced to the agency’s design in the finish and size you order.
- Nylon field: lightweight nylon that hangs well on an indoor pole and carries cleanly in a parade.
- Pole hem finish: a sewn sleeve along the hoist edge that slides over an indoor or parade pole.
- Built your way: printed or sewn, single-sided, double-sided or mirror-sided, plain or fringed, in standard or custom sizes.
- Made in the USA: every DOT flag we sell is made in the USA.
- Matched sets: order one flag or a set for every office, and the finish and size will be the same on each.
Historical Background
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Department of Transportation Act on October 15, 1966, after proposing a Cabinet-level department in his State of the Union address that January. The department began operating on April 1, 1967 with Alan S. Boyd as its first Secretary. It brought together 31 federal transportation elements, including the Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, the new Federal Railroad Administration and the Coast Guard, which moved from the Treasury, along with the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.
The department's emblem is a triskelion, a three-armed whirl, adopted in 1967 and redesigned in 1980. The Coast Guard left for the Department of Homeland Security in 2003, while the modal administrations for aviation, highways, rail, transit, pipelines, motor carriers and maritime commerce remain under the department today.
About the Department of Transportation (DOT) Flag
The Department of Transportation (DOT) Flag carries the agency's official emblem as the centerpiece of the design. The emblem is a triskelion, a three-armed whirl, first adopted in 1967 and redesigned in 1980. We reproduce it to the agency's specification, in the finish and size you order.
