Several factors contributed to the March 10, 2017, derailment of a Union Pacific Railroad ethanol train, according to a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report. These factors included i...
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A strong economy has benefited the trucking industry, American Trucking Associations (ATA) President and CEO Chris Spear recently said in a state of the industry address, but the organization will con...
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As national gas price averages slowly and steadily fall of late, the American Automobile Association (AAA) has issued a report examining whether the reduction is long term. At $2.82, the national g...
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Department of Energy (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory researchers have launched a pair of artificial intelligence projects to address traffic optimization and pollution reduction. UC Ber...
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The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) recently submitted comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on the Trump Admin...
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Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) introduced last week legislation designed to enhance nation’s freight systems by making crucial investments in ports, railways, and intermodal hubs. Carper said his bill wo...
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) maintains if current air transit trends continue, passenger numbers could double to 8.2 billion in 2037. The estimate stems from the IATA’s late...
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A team of researchers, led by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in partnership with Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), will work to discov...
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Twenty-three U.S. senators recently sent a letter to Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao and Andrew Wheeler, Environmental Protection Agency acting administrator, urging the Trump Administration t...
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The governments of the state of Alaska and the Canadian territory of Yukon are collaborating to secure funding for the Shakwak Project, a section of highway that runs from Haines, Alaska, to Beaver Cr...
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A new report from the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) found that traffic congestion on the United States National Highway System alone caused the trucking industry to lose nearly $74...
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An American Automobile Association (AAA) report has determined gas prices are declining during October. Officials point to reduced refinery runs, due to peak maintenance season, as contributing fac...
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The Rail Passengers Association's (RPA) leadership is calling upon Amtrak management to grow and improve the national rail network. “Passenger rail is enjoying its strongest support in decades,â€...
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North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) officials have unveiled an initiative designed to reduce motor vehicle crash fatalities and serious injuries to zero. The North Dakota Vision Zero ...
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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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