The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently released information from Amtrak Cascades passenger train 501 that derailed Dec. 18 in DuPont, Washington. The information was gathered by ...
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Performance Measures for State Aviation Agencies, an Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) project, recently held its first meeting and elected aviation officials to its panel. The elected of...
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The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) plans to finalize minimum safety standards for natural-gas storage. The standards were established by the Department of Transportation's Pipeline and...
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Individuals who are convicted of a human trafficking crime would be prohibited from operating commercial vehicles for life under a bill that the House of Representatives recently approved. The No ...
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The FAA recently issued new guidelines for the appropriate size, surface, and location of service animal relief areas (SARA) at civil airports with 10,000 or more enplanements. FAA consulted servi...
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Four automakers included automatic emergency braking (AEB) as a standard feature in 50 percent of their model year 2017 vehicles, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) and ...
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Following passage in both the Senate and House, three trucking-related bills are now headed to President Donald Trump for signature into law. The three bills drew sponsors and support from both pa...
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The Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) Local 577 voted recently to ratify a five-year contract with Allegiant Air after six years of negotiations, making the contract is a first for the airlineâ...
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In 2015, U.S. air carriers were involved in 30 accidents, two less than 2014, according to the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) annual accident summary. None of the accidents were ...
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Under new legislation introduced Tuesday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) would be directed to establish an advisory panel tasked with promoting organizations and programs that encourage wom...
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A group of Democratic senators voiced opposition on Wednesday to any provisions that could be inserted into year-end legislation that would preempt state laws requiring commercial truck drivers to tak...
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The U.S. transportation infrastructure market is expected to rebound from a stumbling 2017, with a 3.2 percent growth in 2018 that will reach $255 billion in total domestic transportation construction...
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A well maintained, reliable and efficient highway network is vital to the delivery of freight and the nation’s economy, American Trucking Associations (ATA) President and CEO Chris Spear said. S...
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The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) should be renegotiated to enhance economic opportunities domestically and abroad, the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) recently said. The Trump...
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The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) applauded the Senate Banking Committee’s Tuesday confirmation of four nominees to serve on the U.S. Export-Import (EXIM) Bank board of directors, a move th...
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After reviewing alert data from fiscal years 2014 to 2016, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued recommendations on Tuesday to help pilots avoid incursions and collisions in the first two-t...
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The Unmanned Aircraft Systems Identification and Tracking Aviation Rulemaking Committee recently submitted a report on technologies available to identify and track drones. The committee is charter...
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In November, truck tonnage grew 2.3 percent after increasing 3.9 percent in October, according to the American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage I...
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A key senator pledged Wednesday to move ahead with efforts to finance a major infrastructure initiative during a hearing on trucking and transportation needs. “That’s going to happen. We’re g...
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Ahead of planned talks about a federal infrastructure package, members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voiced support on Monday for Buy America and Buy American domestic proc...
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