With support from U.S. Rep. Mimi Walters (R-CA), the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) gained $628.93 million in loans from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) this week to fuel th...
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The House Energy and Commerce Committee recently advanced the SELF DRIVE Act, a bill designed to support the development and deployment of automated vehicles. Language from five bills were included...
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The Senate Appropriations Committee recently advanced the Fiscal Year 2018 Department of Transportation funding bill. The bill includes a measure to increase local Passenger Facility Charges (PFC) ...
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The Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee recently decided to move forward with tax reform without the inclusion of the Border Adjustment Tax (BAT). “And we are now conf...
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Offshore and marine industries company ABS recently joined the Unmanned Cargo Ship Development Alliance, a group aimed at developing and manufacturing autonomous shipping vessels. The alliance la...
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Crowley Logistics, Inc. was recently awarded a $2.3 billion multi-year contract to provide transportation and related services in support of the U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM), a command of th...
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In a move designed to increase airport security, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced this week that it would start requiring carry-on electronics larger than a cell phone to be ...
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U.S. Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jack Reed (D-RI) recently introduced a transportation bill that is being considered by the Senate Appropriations Committee this week. The bill provides $60 billi...
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The 10th annual America’s Transportation Awards were recently revealed at the Mid America Association of State Transportation Officials Annual Meeting in Cleveland. The awards honor road projects...
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Association of American Railroads (AAR) President and CEO Edward R. Hamberger recently testified before the Surface Transportation Board's (STB) Regulatory Reform Task Force, telling the agency it nee...
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A proposed passenger rail service that will go from the Twin Cities in Minnesota to Milwaukee and on to Chicago hit a major progress point this week with the release of its Purpose and Need statement....
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According to a recent report from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), the average domestic air fare decreased to a total of $352 during the first...
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The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing recently advanced a transportation budget that will provide $11.8 billion for transit. The Fiscal Year 2018 Transportation, Hous...
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The U.S. Senate recently introduced the Fiscal Year 2018 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations Act, which would increase Airport Improvement Program...
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U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao recently announced the appointment of David B. Horner and Steve McMillin as the two new federal representatives to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit...
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The seventh annual National Drive Electric Week, coming this September, has organizers claiming it is on track to host more events than any previous year, with 175 events already registered globally. ...
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New York City’s change to Transit Signal Priority (TSP) technology for bus routes has resulted in travel times improving by an average of 18 percent, according to a recent report from the New York C...
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An average of 22,000 riders a day have been diverted to PATH during the first two weeks of Amtrak’s repair and renewal efforts at New York’s Penn Station, according to a report released this week....
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Members of American Trucking Associations (ATA) program sponsored by PeopleNet, LEAD ATA, recently visited Washington D.C. to attend congressional meetings. LEAD ATA is a program designed to prepar...
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The U.S. House Budget Committee recently advanced its Build a Better America budget resolution. Included in the budget is a mandatory $200 billion in cuts aimed at balancing the budget by 2027. ...
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