The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently said engineer fatigue resulting from undiagnosed severe obstructive sleep apnea contributed to two commuter railroad terminal accidents in the ...
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In an effort to reduce the number of alcohol-related highway deaths, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) recently recommended reducing legal blood-alcohol concentratio...
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The BNSF Railway Company has joined with more than 200 other freight transportation companies to create blockchain standards for the logistics industry. The news makes BNSF the first Class I railr...
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For the sixth consecutive week, the average national gasoline price rose, reaching $2.61 a gallon. That represents a 3-cent increase from a week ago and an 18-cent increase since the end of 2017. â...
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Vehicle sales in the United States dropped 1.6 percent year-over-year in January to 17.16 million annualized units, according to the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU). ...
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The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) recently sent a letter to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), urging the agency to support an exemption from the electro...
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A new study from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) focused on the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), determining that the administration is both improving its sharing of infor...
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Crediting federal tax reforms, UPS announced on Thursday that it will invest more than $12 billion in its Smart Logistics Network, including $5 billion in contributions to company pension plans and $7...
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Trade organization American Trucking Associations (ATA) and America’s Road Team, a national public outreach program, recently announced they will join Truckers Against Trafficking on Capitol Hill la...
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Freight trains carrying cargo would be required to have at least two crew members on board in an effort to improve safety and emergency response in the event of derailments under a bill introduced in ...
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The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) was encouraged to hear President Donald Trump call for a $1.5 trillion investment in infrastructure at this week’s State of the Union address, b...
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The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) was pleased to hear President Donald Trump call for a $1.5 trillion investment in infrastructure at this week’s State of the Union address,...
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BNSF Railway, one of North America's largest freight lines, plans to invest $3.3 billion as part of its 2018 capital investment plan, which would be used to maintain and expand the rail network. Th...
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It’s not clear whether federal efforts to streamline environmental review timelines for state highway and transit projects have succeeded because review periods have been insufficiently tracked, the...
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There are 54,259 structurally deficient bridges in the United States, which are crossed 175 million times daily, according to U.S. Department of Transportation analysis. The rate at which bridges a...
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Gasoline prices in the United States increased 4 cents since last week, averaging $2.58 a gallon. In all but three states, gasoline prices have increased as much as 9 cents. Compared to the end of ...
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The Association of American Railroads, the American Public Transportation Association, and the Rail Passengers Association recently partnered to educate the public on railroad track safety. The par...
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A panel made up of state officials and Amtrak representatives has, in a new report to Congress, requested a change of funding for rail improvement projects, turning from annual appropriations to a ded...
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The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) recently expressed its support of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works for the Environmental Protection Agency’s decis...
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The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) recently stated it strongly opposes cuts to public transportation and intercity passenger rail programs to pay for the Trump Administration’s in...
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