The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) recently hosted a two-day meeting of transportation industry leaders in support of connected autonomous vehicles and related transportation system...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) recently fined Frontier Airlines $1.5 million for long tarmac delays. The fine is the second highest for violating the DOT rule. A portion of the fine, ...
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According to U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-IN), the Indianapolis Public Transportation Corp. (IndyGo) was recently awarded a $1.45 million Department of Transportation (DOT) grant, which will be used to e...
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In celebration of National Aerospace Week, the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) recently held a reception focusing on building national security partnerships. The featured speaker was Ambassa...
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A fleet of 18 Crowley Maritime Corp. vessels launched this week with the intent of delivering 135 million gallons of gasoline and diesel to Florida ports. “We are extremely grateful for our cust...
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The state of Delaware recently received a total of $20,049,671 in funding from the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) annual August redistribution for a variety of infrastructure projects throu...
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Testifying before a recent meeting of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, American Trucking Association (ATA) President and CEO Chris Spear spoke on the importance of includi...
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U.S. carriers cancelled 1.1 percent of schedule domestic flights in July, according to a U.S. Department of Transportation report, the same number as June and 0.8 percent less than July 2016. The r...
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Southwest Airlines and facilities maintenance technicians, represented by Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association, recently reached an agreement for the technicians’ first contract. The agreeme...
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The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation recently held a hearing on the benefits of autonomous commercial truck technology. Earlier this month, the House passed an autonom...
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Members of Congress must decide to take the initiative and fix the nation’s outdated aviation infrastructure or vote to support the status quo, says Chris Ward, senior vice president and chief execu...
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The Federal Aviation Association (FAA) recently announced it has created an initiative called the Future of Flight Standards to better serve aviation safety by changing the culture of flight standards...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently awarded Ohio’s Stark Area Regional Transit Authority (SARTA) $1.75 million, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) sai...
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Ford Motor Co. and Virginia Tech Transportation Institute are partnering to test a method for autonomous vehicles to communicate with drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists. The partners first determin...
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A Johns Hopkins study has set a new record for medical drone transport, transporting human blood samples across 161 miles of desert over a three-hour flight--without temperature control failure. Re...
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Maritime activity over the next 10 years will be dominated by unmanned surface and underwater vessels, according to a recently published report conducted by the University of Southampton, LR, and Qine...
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Boeing and Malaysia Airlines recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for 16 airplanes, including eight 787-9 Dreamliners, converting an existing Malaysia Airlines order of Boeing 737 MAX a...
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The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) recently announced its support for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) automated vehicle guidelines. MEMA had urged the National...
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The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, which represents small-business trucking professionals and drivers, recently expressed mixed feelings on the U.S. House of Representatives appropria...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) recently awarded $6.185 million in development research contracts through fiscal year 2019. The contracts were awarded under the Accessible Transportat...
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