In response to a Trump Administration decision to withdraw a mandate of sleep apnea testing for certain transportation employees if symptoms are observed, four Democratic U.S. senators recently reques...
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The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) awarded $1.3 billion to 388 construction contracts during fiscal year 2017, ending June 30. “FY 17 has seen a continuation in Georgia DOT’...
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The Idaho Transportation Board approved Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle (GARVEE) bonds at its August board meeting. The bonds will be used for US-95, from Garwood Road to Sagle, in northern Id...
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The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) recently announced the recipients of the 2016 Flying Safety Awards. The 1,311 companies receiving awards had more than 13 million hours of operatio...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) recently published its monthly public Significant Rulemaking Report, which provides a summary and status for all major rule making currently under considera...
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Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) recently announced that its Ventra mobile application, launched with the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), recently hit a milestone of more than two million downloads...
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Soy farmers have joined with other U.S. groups to call for an investigation into deteriorating services from the CSX Transportation Co. (CSXT), claiming they have resulted in critical plant shutdowns....
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City of Portland Sunday Parkways recently celebrated 10 years of their free community event, organized by the Portland Bureau of Transportation and presented by Kaiser Permanente. Sunday Parkways a...
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The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is examining whether the Commercial Space Act of 1998 should be changed to allow the sale of intercontinental ballistic missiles surplus motors for use ...
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The Auto Care Association recently formed the Emerging Technologies Committee dedicated to developing design and usage requirements for new automotive technologies. It also will ensure all technolo...
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The second-generation Nissan Leaf will soon begin making public appearances at National Drive Electric Week events in eight different cities across the country. From Sept. 9 to 16 the new Leaf wil...
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The rotorcraft industry delivered 465 aircraft in the first six months of 2017, an increase of 16.8 percent compared to the same point in 2016, according to the recently-published second quarter rotor...
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One of the busiest rail crossings in the country is one step closer to a massive infrastructure update, thanks to redirection of funds from the Port of Seattle. The port has, under a memorandum of ...
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The Port of South Louisiana recently held the ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new petroleum liquid-storage facility, Pin Oak Terminals. The terminal, located on a 431-acre site on the banks of the ...
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently launched a program to create technology for the continual assurance of Learning-Enabled, Cyber Physical Systems. These systems run on...
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Reflecting a 5 percent increase from 2016, approximately 16.1 million travelers are expected to fly over the Labor Day period, Airlines for America (A4A) said. The Labor Day period this year is Aug...
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The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has issued a report tracking U.S. refiners and blenders over the course of 2017 thus far, and in spite of growing demand abroad, they report both produ...
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U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao recently sworn in Rear Adm. Mark Buzby, USN, as the new administrator of the United States Maritime Administration. In his new role, Buzby wi...
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The Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) recently hosted the quarterly risk-based certification update for manufacturers of general aviation avionics at its headquarters. The quarterly updates ar...
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President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order that will streamline the environmental-review and permitting processes for infrastructure projects. The streamlining will allow projects t...
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