A federal fuel tax increase is the only way to fund the Trump Administration’s infrastructure goals, an American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) report found. The report, A Framework for...
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World leaders and business executives are descending on Vietnam this week as part of the 2017 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit. Among participants will be FedEx which, as the wo...
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In response to volatile price fluctuations in Renewable Identification Number (RIN) prices in recent years, U.S. Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) led a bipartisan, bicameral call for the Federal Trade Commissio...
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Citing the Department of Transportation’s core mission to promote public safety, U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) called on the Trump administration on Tuesday to advance rulemaking that would bring c...
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Ford Motor Co. recently entered into an agreement with Zotye Auto to establish Zotye Ford Automobile Co., with the goal of designing, building, marketing, and distributing all-electric vehicles for Ch...
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There are more than 22 million flex fuel vehicles (FFVs) on the road in the United States, according to the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA). FFV run on a blend of up to 85 percent ethanol (E85). ...
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In a white paper released for the Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, this week, German car rental company car2go has identified five factors they say are needed for the management of autonomous car fleet...
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Citing significant investments made by motor vehicle suppliers in research and development, the Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) recently urged the Trump Administration to maintain...
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Howard Elliott, a recent retiree of CSX Transportation of Florida, was sworn in last week as administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration by Transportation Secretary Ela...
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Leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee requested continued Government Accountability Office (GAO) oversight of a Department of Transportation (DoT) competitive grant program ...
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As work continues on an FAA reauthorization bill in the Senate, the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) advocated on Friday for changes to a rule requiring 1,500 hours of flight e...
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American Trucking Association (ATA) President and CEO Chris Spear sent a letter to members of Congress last week, supporting the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and urging swift action to get the legislation pa...
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Forty-two percent of auto loans issued over the last year will require at least six years to repay, marking a sharp increase since 2009 when just 26 percent of auto loans had six-year repayment terms,...
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A federal program that administers competitive grants for transportation projects that have national or regional significance needs to more clearly define how project criteria are evaluated, according...
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The General Aviation Manufacturers Association’s (GAMA) board of directors recently approved the addition of three new members. CiES, which manufactures electronic fuel sensors for aircraft, and ...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) Safe Cars Save Lives Check for Recalls campaign is again urging motorists to check for open vehicle...
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A recently released AAA Foundation report examined the costs and safety benefits of four advanced safety technologies on large trucks is already having an effect, according to the announcement that Tr...
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The first street design guide to help city planners around the world prepare for autonomous vehicles was released on Tuesday by the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO). T...
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In September, global air freight demand grew 9.2 percent compared to 2016. This is 4.4 percent higher than the five-year average growth, despite the fact that growth has slowed slightly with September...
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Passenger facility charges (PFCs) — paid by every flyer on every flight as part of the cost of an airline ticket — should not be increased, conservative activist and CNN political commentator Ed M...
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