A new pilot program, launching under the Nissan Energy Share initiative, will research whether the energy stored in electric vehicles (EVs) can help companies save on electric utility costs. The p...
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Thirteen national and regional organizations recently announced their support of the Alliance to Save Energy’s 50x50 Commission on U.S. Transportation Sector Efficiency, which will seek to identify ...
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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently examined Department of Transportation (DOT) performance objectives for airlines and customer protection procedures. The GAO found that while custome...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently released updated, performance-based safety standards for railroad-passenger equipment. Previous passenger-e...
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U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Elaine L. Chao recently established the National In-Flight Sexual Misconduct Task Force as a subcommittee of the newly reformed Aviation Consumer Prot...
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Power management company Eaton recently joined U.S. officials and industry leaders in support of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Cleaner Trucks Initiative. The initiative establishes up...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently announced more than $272 million in grant funding is available through the Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair Program (Partnership Pr...
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Optional front crash prevention systems prevent motor vehicle crashes, according to an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) study of General Motors vehicles. Crash prevention systems inclu...
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The commuter rail industry made significant progress installing Positive Train Control (PTC) in the third quarter, which ended Sept. 30, according to the American Public Transportation Association (AP...
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A record 30.6 million passengers are forecasted to travel on U.S. airlines during the 12-day Thanksgiving air travel period, according to industry trade organization Airlines for America (A4A). If ...
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Dr. Hassan Shahidi will become the Flight Safety Foundation’s president and CEO in January, the foundation recently announced. Shahidi is an aviation safety and air traffic management leader and ...
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The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) recently urged the Trump Administration to issue tariffs exemption for Canada and Mexico on steel and aluminum before the United States-Mexico-Ca...
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The Federal Highway Administration recently awarded a $1.84 million grant to Penn Medicine to fund a three-company partnership to investigate strategies to reduce distracted driving. Penn Medicine ...
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Gasoline prices nationally are averaging $2.76 a gallon, the lowest price since the end of April. National prices also are 15 cents less than last month and six cents less than last week but are 24...
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In an event that brought together workers, rail carriers, safety advocates, government officials, and various stakeholders, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) hosted a summit last week on Tresp...
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A review of Union Pacific’s accident data for the past decade shows track defects cause the majority of accidents, Jennifer Homendy, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) board member, said at...
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Of the 38,958 people who died in transportation-related accidents in 2017, 95 percent of them were killed in highway crashes, according to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration....
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Governmental approval of the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 signals the Port of Virginia’s Wider, Deeper, Safer project has secured full federal authorization. President Trump's sig...
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A collection of six aviation associations jointly released a series of best business practices this week, which they encourage fixed base operators (FBOs) to pursue for the benefit of all. FBOs are...
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Bongani Maseko, Airports Council International (ACI) world chairman, recently called for the aviation industry and governments worldwide to adequately prepare for growth in air service demand. Spea...
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