Following an announcement noting the addition of 1,000 Chanje V8100 electric delivery vehicles to its fleet last November, FedEx now plans to electrify 42 FedEx stations in California. The effort, ...
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Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) introduced last week a measure establishing the National Center for the Advancement of Aviation, which they said focuses on aviation and aerospace wo...
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A total of 97 percent of commuter rail was either Positive Train Control (PTC) certified, field testing, or conducting revenue service demonstrations as of Dec. 31, according to the American Public Tr...
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Bipartisan legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would make improvements to the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program (RRIF). RRIF was created in ...
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The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) recently joined the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in updating the 2004 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) defining pipe...
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The Texas Transportation Commission (Commission) is proposing an additional $4.3 billion to fund the construction of new lanes on I-35 through Austin. “In recent years, I-35 through Austin has re...
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Still three years away from the beginning of construction, the I-5 Rose Quarter Expansion project in Portland, Oregon, is moving forward, despite concerns about budget increases and environmental impa...
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Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan recently participated in a roundtable discussion on the Clean Cars initiative providing electric vehicle tax credits. The Clean Cars Act of 2020 would extend the tax cre...
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Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) recently spoke at a hearing on the reauthorization of funding for our nation’s surface transportation. He stressed the importance of continuing investment in the Washin...
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Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI) recently petitioned the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to study inconsistencies in cargo screening standards at U.S. ports that have halted ...
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The Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials issued Tuesday a final rule to enhance the professional development of air carrier pilots, requiring specific train...
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U.S. Sen. John Barrasso. (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, urged support on Wednesday for making a historic investment in the nation’s roads by passing the Ameri...
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Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), the Subcommittee on Security’s ranking member, recently held a hearing in Boston on the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) implementation of a scanning an...
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The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) recently selected Black & Veatch, an engineering, procurement, consulting, and construction company, to install a new fiber optic network along more than 200...
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The Department of Transportation (DOT) has earmarked $12.2 million from the Small Community Air Service Development Program to help communities in 18 states craft local air service needs solutions. ...
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Florida officials are espousing the benefits of a collaborative effort they said would yield congestion solutions along Miami’s Palmetto Expressway. Gov. Ron DeSantis spearheaded the collaborati...
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Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House would ensure Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funds can be used to incentivize the early completion of critical runway and airport projects. The p...
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A total of $120.8 million in federal transportation funding has been awarded to 52 municipalities and counties in rural Indiana for local road and bridge improvements and sidewalk projects. Funds w...
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Oregon and Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) officials said the entities are seeking a single program administrator to helm efforts to replace the Interstate Bridge over the Columbia...
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Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) officials are supporting the Cleaner Trucks Initiative (CTI) Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking heavy-duty NOx goals. MEMA officials said the ...
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