The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA), along with its divisions, recently requested clarification on a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) exception. DCMA is designed to prote...
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Mark Buzby, U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) administrator, met with U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) earlier this month to discuss economic development, multimodal t...
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Ed Hubbard, general counsel of the Renewable Fuels Association, recently testified at a House Ways and Means Committee Tax Policy Subcommittee hearing in support of tax incentives. At the hearing, ...
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Rep. Dan Donovan (R-NY) introduced a bill Thursday that would ban pets from airplanes’ overhead compartments. The legislation is in response to the death of a dog March 12 on a United Airlines fligh...
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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently published its report on the investigation of a fatal crash on I-70 near Goodland, Kansas. The results confirm the necessity to implement 15...
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The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) participated Thursday in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) Drugged Driving Summit, which launched the NHTSA’s Drug-Impair...
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The train accident rate has declined 28 percent in the last decade, according to the Federal Railroad Administration, and 2017 had the lowest rate on record. The Association of American Railroads (AAR...
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With the creation of the Dangerous Goods AutoCheck system, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) hopes to bring a digital solution to checking the compliance of potentially dangerous good...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently began accepting proposals from flight schools that want to be part of the Forces to Flyers Research Initiative. The initiative examines strategies for...
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) set its priorities for air cargo industry success at the World Cargo Symposium this week in Dallas. The four priorities are developing the next ge...
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American Public Transportation Association (APTA) recently urged the Trump administration to recognize the importance of public transportation and to issue more Transportation Investment Generating Ec...
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A study recently conducted by the nonprofit organization TRIP has determined that senior citizens are at greater risk of death in car crashes. The Preserving the Mobility and Safety of Older Ameri...
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Gasoline prices nationwide have held at an average of $2.53 a gallon for nine days, according to AAA, which is attributed to increased gasoline production as demand reaches its highest level in a year...
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The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently changed the methodology for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) National Roadside Survey. The survey has been condu...
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A new study from the Insurance Research Council (IRC) and the Hanover Insurance Group determined that 13 percent of U.S. drivers were on the road without insurance in 2015, showing rising figures sinc...
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There’s a new focus on air transportation-related legislation on Capitol Hill since U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) has ended efforts to spin off ...
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The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Foundation’s Board of Trustees recently approved a workforce initiative to promote the value of automotive dealership jobs. The foundation began...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently announced the 41 projects that will receive approximately $500 million in grant funding from the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (...
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Warning of serious regional economic consequences, the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) became the latest organization this week to warn of the potential effects of President Donald Trump’s newly p...
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The New York Association of Convenience Stores (NYACS) is against Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s budget proposal to commercialize rest areas and has asked the state’s Congress to remove the proposal from the...
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