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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently said it would review the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) safety oversight of Southwest Airlines’ system...
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The American Trucking Associations (ATA) recently praised Reps. Rick Crawford (R-AR), Sanford Bishop (D-GA) and Bruce Westerman (R-AR) for introducing the Honest Operators Undertake Road Safety Act. T...
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The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) recently urged Senate to confirm Kimberly Reed who has been nominated as the U.S. Export-Import Bank’s (EXIM) president and chairwoman of the board of dire...
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Eleven aviation groups, including the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), recently expressed concern that a proposed cellular communications network will impact the satellite-based global p...
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The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s (MBTA) Fiscal and Management Control Board (FMCB) recently received a draft of Focus40, MBTA’s plan to meet the needs of the region in 2040.
Twe...
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While the U.S. Government has policies in place to protect whistleblowers speaking out on unsafe or illegal industry practices, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) says those po...
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The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) recently voiced its support of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives Appropriations Committees advancement of legislation that funds genera...
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A new bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) would repeal the 12 percent federal excise tax on the sale of heavy-duty trucks and trailers -- an effort which has already received applause fro...
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The not-for-profit Automotive Service Association (ASA) has renewed opposition to Congress over a series of six bills currently floating in the House of Representatives -- all of which could reduce fe...
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The American Trucking Associations (ATA) recently expressed its displeasure with RhodeWorks, Rhode Island’s infrastructure investment plan.
The plan proposes charging a user fee on large commerci...
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U.S. Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE), the ranking Democrat on the Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee, expressed his concerns this week over the distribution of the Department of Transportationâ€...
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) launched this week the first in a series of scheduled national dialogue meetings meant to educate the public on the issue.
This first dialogue was hel...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) recently awarded a $71 million federal transportation grant to the city of Memphis, Tennessee in efforts to cut congestion on freight-critical Lamar Avenu...
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After advancement by the House, proponents of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization are pressing Senate leadership for action -- action which has been lacking since 2012.
That year ...
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Governments need to use caution when considering the privatization of airports, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said at its annual general meeting this week.
IATA members unanimo...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently released its final environmental assessment on the Cleveland/Detroit Metroplex project.
The project will replace conventional air traffic control ...
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As Georgia considers means of addressing traffic congestion and growth, as well as improvements to transportation safety, the national transportation research group TRIP is calling back to a 2015 legi...
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For an industry that has built itself on the promise of a more accident-free alternative to current transportation, deadly incidents involving self-driving cars run by Tesla and Uber are dangerous sys...
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U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) recently met with community and business leaders in Cincinnati to discuss the Bridge Investment Act.
Brown introduced the bill in January. It would establish a compe...
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U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) recently sent letters to more than 25 manufactures of autonomous vehicles, seeking information on safety protocols for test-driving the...
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