The nation’s commuter rail systems have successfully met the Congressional milestone deadlines for 2018 Positive Train Control (PTC) installation, according to the American Public Transportation Ass...
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The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) plans to launch a new system next month that will make it much easier for truck drivers to find safe parking. The Truck Parking Information Management S...
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Steve Williams, founder of the Alliance for Driver Safety & Security, recently released a statement recommitting the trucking industry to safety objectives for the coming year. In 2018, large-truck...
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U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-SD), chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, said Wednesday he supports the Senate confirmation of Patrick Fuchs to the Surface Transportation Board...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) training academy in Oklahoma City has been closed thanks to the federal government shutdown along with classroom and simulator training at air traffic control...
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December marked the cheapest gasoline since 2016, with prices 26 cents less than November and 6 cents less than 2017. This week, prices in nine states are less than $2.00 a gallon, and the national...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded $46.3 million in grants last month to assist in the deployment of positive train control (PTC) systems. The grants, which were awarded to 11 projec...
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The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) condemns the federal government shutdown, NATCA President Paul Rinaldi said. “This shutdown, whether it lasts one hour, one day, one week...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is seeking candidates to serve on its Drone Advisory Committee (DAC), according to an official notice published earlier this month in the Federal Register. ...
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) awarded more than $100,000 in grant funding last week to five states and one territory through the Governors Highway Safety Association to su...
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The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) is urging Congress to pass a bipartisan infrastructure bill in 2019. Earlier this month, AEM launched a $100,000 digital marketing campaign that ran...
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A coalition of nine members of the Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) has announced a plan to design a new regional low-carbon transportation policy, which would cap and reduce carbon emissio...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded $205 million in supplemental funding for infrastructure grants to 37 small airports in 34 states, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elai...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) should extend the same pro-innovation regulatory approach to private freight railroads that is afforded to highway vehicles, the Association of American R...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced Tuesday that it is seeking public comment on the use and integration of Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) communications technologies in transportatio...
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A recent report by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) examined options for reducing the federal deficit that included eliminating both the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and federal funding f...
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U.S. Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Kamala Harris (D-CA) sent a letter on Dec. 14 to Amtrak President and CEO Richard H. Anderson urging him to reconsider the closure of a Riverside reservation cal...
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A bipartisan group of 35 U.S. senators recently sent a letter to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Acting Administrator Daniel K. Ewells urging the agency to implement a provision in the FAA Reaut...
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The International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA) recently announced it supports the findings of the Transportation Research Board’s (TRB) report. The report, entitled Renewing th...
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) recently launched Turbulence Aware, a resource that collects and shares turbulence data generated by participating airlines in real time. The res...
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