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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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) published a final rule on Thursday that aims to simplify and streamline state reporting requirements for behavioral highway safety programs e...
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently announced an initiative to combat driving under the influence of drugs. The initiative will develop ways to improve safety and re...
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The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) recently urged the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to take action on its proposal to establish a new federal motor vehicle...
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Democratic lawmakers on the Joint Economic Committee made the case for investment in border infrastructure to support the nation’s rail system at 30 rail ports of entry in a new report that cited th...
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Georgia, New Jersey, Illinois and California accounted for the top five congested bottlenecks for trucks in America last year, with “Spaghetti Junction,” where Interstates 285 and 85 North meet in...
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Norfolk Southern Corp. recently announced that John Scheib has been named executive vice president of law and administration and chief legal officer. Scheib will assume the position March 1, repla...
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The American Trucking Associations (ATA) recently asked the nation’s policymakers to endorse its infrastructure plan, Build America Fund, which would address the modernization of bridges and roads. ...
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The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) released Tuesday a series of recommendations for the Trump Administration to improve the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), emphasizing...
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Americans will see autonomous vehicles (AV) operating by about 2020 in confined areas, with rollout of fully autonomous vehicles on roads and highways by the end of the next decade, according to witne...
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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) should pursue regulatory reforms to ensure that pipelines transport jet fuel to airports efficient and keep pace with growing demand, a white paper rele...
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On examining numbers from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), AAA noted this week that January’s higher than normal prices on gas could mean a harder hitting year at the pump overall. ...
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Trade associations representing freight rail companies from the United States, Canada, and Mexico recently released a letter encouraging each nation to keep the successful elements of North American F...
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Concerned with detention and demurrage charges enforced by steamship lines and maritime terminal operators in cases beyond shippers’ control, the National Industrial Transportation League and other ...
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