On Tuesday, Chicago’s Metra announced it was awarded its largest discretionary grant, $169.3 million, to buy battery-operated, zero-emission trainsets. The grant, a federal Congestion Mitigation...
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According to a new report from the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), the economy tops the list of issues facing the industry. For the 19th year, the report from ATRI, the trucking...
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On Oct. 11, U.S. Rep. Nanette Barragan (D-CA) and U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) led a coalition of California Congress members in urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to authorize a clean ...
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On Thursday, Caltrans announced Stadler Rail, Inc. will deliver to it the first zero-emission, hydrogen intercity passenger train in North America. The $80 million contract will see Stadler delive...
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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will provide approximately $197 million for the replacement of aging railcars through the Rail Vehicle Replacement Program. The goal is to improve rail tran...
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On Tuesday, A.P. Moller-Maersk and Kodiak Robotics announced they had launched the first commercial autonomous trucking lane between Houston and Oklahoma City. The companies said they would be aut...
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Earlier this month, project 44, a supply chain visibility platform, announce it had added several enhancements to its platform to simplify visibility and maximize carrier data quality. The platfor...
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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently allocated $61 billion in fiscal year 2024 apportionments to 12 formula programs. “These historic investments in American infrastructure give sta...
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On Wednesday, the city of Philadelphia gave an update on its Zero Fare pilot program, a city-funded transit access program that will provide transit access to more than 25,000 residents. Launched ...
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On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced a funding opportunity to establish the U.S. DOT Climate and Transportation Research Initiative. The funding would support a partnership ...
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U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced their support for a proposed rule from the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to address unreliable rail service and high cost...
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On Sept. 25, U.S. Sens. Deb Fischer (R-NE), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) introduced legislation that electric vehicles (EVs) pay into the Highway Trust Fund. ...
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On Thursday, Uber Freight announced it was releasing its next generation of products combining Uber’s advanced technology development capabilities, including AI-powered software. The expansion o...
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MEMA, the Vehicle Suppliers Association, recently sent a letter to the Biden administration, emphasizing the interdependence of automakers and vehicle suppliers. “MEMA has been activating and eng...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently awarded 82 airports nationwide with more than $201 million in airport infrastructure grants for airfield lighting systems. The airports will purchas...
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On Monday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it would accept applications for nearly $300 million to fund projects designed to help the aviation industry reach net-zero emissions by 2050....
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Norfolk Southern Corp. and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) recently finalized an agreement to expand passenger rail service on the Pennsylvanian Amtrak line in Western Pennsylv...
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On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced it had awarded nearly $12 million to eight marine highway projects to strengthen the country’s supply...
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On Sept. 20, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) called on the U.S. Senate to pass appropriations bills to avoid another government shutdown. In a letter to Senate leaders, th...
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Representatives of the U.S. General Services Administration and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) join the Massachusetts institute of Technology and others Tuesday for a ribbon cutting on th...
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