In a survey conducted by the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA) this week, 81 percent of Americans expressed opposition to removing pilots from cockpits on safety grounds. ALPA condu...
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In an executive order this week, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal suspended his state’s sales tax on jet fuel, a move immediately cheered by Airlines for America (A4A). A4A, the industry organization re...
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The U.S. House of Representatives recently approved the Save Our Seas Act, which addresses maritime transportation safety issues raised by the El Faro sinking and promotes the reduction of the marine ...
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American Trucking Associations (ATA) leaders recently pledged that the group would create career opportunities for 10,000 people annually for the next five years. The announcement follows Presiden...
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U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) recently introduced a bill that would enhance the safety of the nation’s bus drivers, following reports of violence against bus drivers by unruly passengers. It...
Read MoreSeventy-four percent of Americans believe Congress should increase public transportation spending, and 75 percent say public transportation is an important option for daily commuters, according to a s...
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U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) recently joined the Columbia University Center for Global Energy Policy at the National Press Club to discuss carbon emissions and infrastructure. Earlier this month...
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More than 140 bipartisan U.S. Congressional representatives recently sent a letter to Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross concern that tariffs would negatively impact the automotive and auto ...
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Rhode Island’s new tractor-trailer-truck-only tolling program raised $27,322.00 more than forecasted between June 11 and July 10, its first month of operation, and totaled $625,989, according to the...
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With the busy summer travel season underway, data recently released by Eurocontrol showed that flight delays in Europe this year have more than doubled compared to 2017 reports. So far in 2018, air...
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers from both the House and Senate recently released a joint statement urging Department of Transportation to change the previous administration’s automated vehicle polic...
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City, state, and federal officials recently joined with freight industry experts in unveiling a plan to modernize New York City’s distribution systems. Architects of the $100 million plan, Freigh...
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Following the massive Takata air bag recall, which began in 2013, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has now called on automakers to detail replacement efforts on their website...
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American Trucking Associations (ATA) officials have joined three motor carriers representing the industry in challenging the constitutionality of Rhode Island’s truck toll program. In its lawsuit...
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Senate Democrats wrote the Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) this week, requesting action on safety regulations for keyless ignition vehicles. ...
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Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Mike Lee (R-UT) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced Tuesday the Transportation Empowerment Act, designed to give states more control over their infrastructure spending by phasing ...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is still determining what caused the collapse of a bridge in downtown Syracuse, New York, but the situation prompted U.S. Rep. John Katko (R-NY) to question t...
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Under a report required by the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) act, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) released details on the National Highway Freight Network (NHFN) this week...
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Hundreds of representatives from both governmental and private interests assembled in Washington last week for a conference based around the potential of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to fill essentia...
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently denied the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association’s (OOIDA) request to be exempt from the electronic logging devices (ELD) ma...
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