The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) recently announced it is seeking public comment on the Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA) regulation in regards to the transportation of service animals. U...
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In testimony before the United States Trade Representative, the Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) pointed to major potential problems with the administration’s proposed 25 percent...
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The Port of Long Beach in California recently announced that it moved 2.5 million twenty-foot equivalent units four months into 2018, which is about 17 percent above 2017’s record pace. “Both ...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently said it would begin accepting applications for Positive Train Control (PTC) Systems Grants and that it will award $250 million for the deployment of ...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) recently announced contract awards to flight schools under the Forces to Flyers Research Initiative. Twenty-five proposals were received. Four contract...
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The Eno Center for Transportation released a report outlining how transit agencies can better manage their rail maintenance assets in the face of infrastructure challenges. The report, entitled â€...
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The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) recently announced $105 million in State of Good Repair program funds for the rehabilitation and modernization of the state’s existing local pu...
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This Memorial Day, the unofficial start of summer, more than 41.5 million Americans plan to travel, according to AAA. This is almost 5 percent higher than last year and the most travelers in more ...
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The need to safeguard against the potential misuse of unmanned aerial systems (UAS), or drones, was discussed at Senate Appropriations Committee on Homeland Security hearing held last week. John Ho...
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The bipartisan Aviation Workforce Development Pilot Program Bill was recently introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives with the goal of encouraging people to pursue careers in aviation and pr...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) implemented the Takeoff and Landing Performance Assessment (TALPA) in October 2016 to evaluate wet runway conditions and distribute the information to pilots....
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The number of deaths resulting from hit-and-run car accidents is on the rise, according to a new study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. The study found that the number of deaths caused by ...
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The Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) recently announced its support of the 39 Congress members who wrote Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross last week to express concern over the Sectio...
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Installing quick electric vehicle rechargers throughout New York City or Westchester County can save electric vehicle (EV) developers money, according to Con Edison through an effort to better inform ...
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Earlier this week, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced its plans to send four investigators to study the fatal crash of a 2014 Tesla Model S Tuesday in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. ...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) recently selected 10 participants to serve in the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program, which will partner private sector members wit...
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New model year vehicles are the safest ones on U.S. roads, according to a recent National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) report. NHTSA studied fatal crash data from its Fatality Anal...
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More Americans are using a combination of private and public transit options, according to a recent study released by Masabi, a mobile ticketing and Software-as-a-Service-based transit fare collection...
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The Association of American Railroads (AAR) recently submitted comments to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) in support o...
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The U.S. House Subcommittee on Environment recently held a hearing on the policies related to electric and conventional vehicles, examining what changes in technology mean for vehicles, fuels, and con...
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