A new report from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) reveals crash data has risen in states that have legalized marijuana, though they failed to s...
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Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) are seeking answers from two railway company's regarding plans to ensure trains carrying hazardous material have updated braking systems. To do so, th...
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The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) and the Women’s Transportation Seminar International (WTS) formed an alliance earlier this month to advance and support women in the t...
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One hundred and sixty-nine legislators recently sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer calling for a process allowing companies to request exclusion from Chinese import ta...
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Contending that caps on the number of glider kits produced for commercial trucks would have hurt jobs, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) thanked several members of Congress la...
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Andrew Wheeler, acting U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator, recently approved Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s request for an emergency fuel waiver, which ensures the state will have a...
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National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) officials said the organization is seeking clarity regarding proposed regulations related to immediate expensing, also referred to as bonus depreciation. ...
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Among the 16,794 new-car dealerships in the United States, a new report from the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) shows job growth has reached 1.1 million people in the first half of thi...
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Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), recently introduced a measure designed to end federal electric vehicle tax credits while ensuring alt...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) recently appointed 15 members to its new Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking. The committee was established under the Combating Human Trafficking i...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will make available more than $63.9 billion in multimodal discretionary and formula transportation investments by the end of fiscal year 2018. DOT will ...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) recently revised its guidelines for automated vehicles, a move supported by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) and the Motor & Equipment Manufa...
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Building on previous recommendations for automated vehicle implementation, the U.S. Department of Transportation this week released the third version of its "Preparing for the Future of Transportation...
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A recently released PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) study maintains auto industry mobility and automation will have a major impact on the industry's future. Results of the PwC Strategy& consultancy pr...
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Gasoline prices nationwide have risen 3 cents since last week, averaging $2.91 -- 41cents higher than last year and 6 cents higher than last month. “The September switch-over to winter-blend gaso...
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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced last week an impending update to their Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways (MUTCD), which governs the nation’s traf...
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Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) recently praised U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao for changing the Obama Administration’s automated vehicle policy. In January 2017, a list of 10 sites to be des...
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President Donald Trump signed into law Friday the bipartisan compromise Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill, which regulates airline seat sizes for passengers. The law requi...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) published last week a notice of funding opportunity in the Federal Register to granting $300 million to projects aimed a...
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The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) elected Robert E. Alger as chairman for 2018-2019, the association announced last week at its national convention in New York City. â...
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