The American Trucking Associations (ATA) recently praised the Allied Committee for the Trucking Industry (ACT 1) for its support and investment in the industry’s priorities, ATA meetings, and trucki...
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The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) recently asked the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure to hold a hearing on Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration...
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During a U.S. Senate hearing on implementation of positive train control (PTC) on passenger rail lines on Thursday, U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) said that the patience of members of Congress is runni...
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In a letter to President Donald Trump, the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) has joined critics of the Administration’s plans to impose duties of 25 percent on steel and 10 percent ...
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As many as two-thirds of the nation’s 29 commuter railroads might not be on track to meet deadlines and milestones for implementation of positive train control (PTC) before the year-end deadline, ac...
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Ronald L. Batory was sworn in Wednesday as the 14th Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). Batory previously served as president and chief operating officer of the nation’s e...
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The Airports Council International (ACI) World reports that the end of 2017 saw an increase in both passenger traffic and air freight, and in the latter’s case, this was the largest growth year sinc...
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Last year, an estimated 6,000 pedestrians were killed in motor vehicle crashes in the United States, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), marking the second consecutive year w...
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The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) recently released a report providing recommendations for freight-planning best practices on a state level. The ATRI compiled the best practices...
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The International Road Federation (IRF) recently held the inaugural training session for its public-private partnerships proficiency credentials program, which introduces road and development professi...
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American Airlines Group and Australian airline Qantas recently filed an application with the U.S. Department of Transportation for regulatory approval to form a joint business. The proposed venture...
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently announced the creation of the Compliance Assistance Program, which will assist regulated commercial entities in the motor vehicle an...
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A hearing on aviation safety on Tuesday was dominated by concerns over the possibility of the proliferation of unmanned aircraft systems and the threat those drones pose to commercial and other manned...
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While the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) tries to grow its pre-check flight security system, members of a House subcommittee on Tuesday raised concerns that the system is not being used ...
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Amid reports that the manufacturer of Mercedes-Benz vehicles may have used software to sidestep emissions tests and carbon pollution standards for cars, U.S. Sens. Edward Markey (D-MA) and Richard Blu...
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On the10th anniversary of the first flight of a blended-fuel jet, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has set an ambitious goal – 1 billion passengers on sustainable-fuel aircraft by ...
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Capt. Tim Canoll, president of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), laid out the industry’s initiatives to continue and build upon the airline industry’s safety record at an address last week b...
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Airline safety improved in 2017 from the previous year, according to data recently released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). “Some 4.1 billion travelers flew safely on 41.8 ...
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The leaders of six airlines called on Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao on Thursday to reject a Senate panel’s proposal to nearly double the passenger facility charge (PFC), which is also known a...
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The American Trucking Associations (ATA) and other industry organizations recently launched the Man to Man Campaign, aimed at eliminating the demand for human trafficking in the transportation industr...
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