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The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently called for recording devices to be used in experimental test flights, in response to the July 6, 2016, in-flight accident of an experiment...
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In an effort to reduce the number of road deaths by 20 percent, the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) recently advocated for lowering the legal blood-alcohol concentration for drivers to 0.05 perc...
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The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) recently called for the modernization of the nation’s aging infrastructure.
More than $90 billion would be necessary to improve the nation’...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation plans to create a policy for the development of autonomous buses, transit systems trucks, and trains by deregulating the transportation industry, Transportation S...
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With freight volumes projected to increase by 45 percent by 2045 and the nation’s roadways deteriorating under years of deferred maintenance and wear and tear, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce unveiled ...
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Legislative proposals to increase staffing levels of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at airports was praised by the Airports Council International - North America (ACI-NA) on Wednesday as...
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Despite contracts to develop and produce vehicles for astronaut transportation, Boeing and SpaceX are falling behind, and the Government Accountability Organization (GAO) warns the result could be jeo...
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Democratic leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee sought an update on Wednesday on Amtrak’s efforts to modernize its safety culture and implement Positive Train Control (PT...
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Worldwide, 120 individual urban rail projects were completed in 2017, according to the International Association of Public Transport’s (UITP) rail projects’ database, which is the equivalent of 78...
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Members of a Congressional subcommittee urged Transportation Security Administration Administrator David P. Pekoske to speed up the deployment of 3D scanning technology at U.S. airports to minimize th...
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All 33 of the cruise lines that scored 100 during their 2017 United States Public Health inspections, conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), are Cruise Lines Internati...
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Revelations that top Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials interfered with disciplinary policies geared to prevent favoritism drew commendation from bipartisan leaders of the House Ov...
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Efforts to repair damaged roads and bridges in the U.S. Virgin Islands advanced on Tuesday with the release of an additional $6.5 million in Emergency Relief (ER) funds by the U.S. Department of Trans...
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Boeing, the world's largest aerospace company, recently partnered with automotive-seating manufacturer Adient to form a joint venture, Adient Aerospace.
Adient Aerospace will develop, manufacture a...
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Steve Hughes, president and CEO of HCS International and chairman of the Auto Care Association’s International Trade Committee, recently testified in front of the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) i...
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The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) recently congratulated the 2018 Aviation Week Laureate Award winner in the “COMMERCIAL, Safety” category.
The winner, the Commercial Aviation Safety T...
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Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) recently announced it is expanding its commercial testing program to the United States and will be held at the New York Griffiss International Airport UAS Test Site, beginn...
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The Auto Care Association recently applauded the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) for relisting Alibaba’s Taobao, China’s largest mobile commerce site, on its Notorious Mark...
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Crowley Fuels recently signed a contract with Bollinger Shipyards to construct an Alaska Class 100,000-barrel-capacity articulated tug-barge (ATB) for the transportation of multiple clean petroleum pr...
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Driven by the highest levels of consumer demand since 2011, the national gas price average increased 4 cents to $2.53 per gallon last week, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported.
In...
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