Bipartisan legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would modernize traffic management and planning. The Intelligent Transportation Integration Act would create a federa...
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Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. Senate would require the U.S. Comptroller General to investigate airlines' capacity to prepare for and respond to extreme weather events and natural disaste...
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On Wednesday, Canadian Pacific (CP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS) announced the U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB) had approved their joint merger application. Although the railways said it ...
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The American Public Transportation Association (APTA), a nonprofit organization of more than 1,500 public and private sector members, announced the winners of the 2023 Advocacy Champion Awards on Tues...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation announced it is accepting applications for a new multi-billion program to fund electric vehicle (EV) and alternative fueling infrastructure Tuesday. The $2.5 ...
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Transportation has chosen Johns Hopkins University to lead a new University Transportation Center, the school announced Thursday. According to officials, the new center, the...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT) said it is proposing major investments into rail safety and rail infrastructure as it continues to look into concerns arising from Norfolk Southern’s d...
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The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) recently released a statement supporting President Joe Biden’s proposed fiscal year 2024 budget request. When combined with advance appropria...
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg recently recommended 18 large rail and bus rapid transit projects in 11 states to receive $4.45 billion in President Joe Biden's Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Re...
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Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would protect freedom of choice when purchasing vehicles. The Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act would restrict the U.S....
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U.S. Reps. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) and Chris Pappas (D-NH) reintroduced legislation repealing the 12 percent federal excise tax on heavy trucks, the legislators announced Wednesday. The legislation wo...
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The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) recently requested motor carriers participate in the organization’s annual Operational Costs of Trucking report. ATRI collects information fr...
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According to a recent AAA automated vehicle survey, 68 percent of drivers are afraid of self-driving vehicles. This is 13 percent higher than last year’s survey. “We were not expecting suc...
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On Wednesday, U.S. Reps. Yvette Clarke (D-NY) and Doris Matsui (D-CA) joined U.S. Sens. Edward Markey (D-MA) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) in urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue new ru...
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On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced that its Maritime Administration (MARAD) would make more than $12 million in funding available for the U.S. Marine Highway Program (USMHP)...
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A new federal initiative would provide inspections on rail routes that carry high-hazard flammable trains (HHFTs) and trains carrying large volumes of hazmat commodities. The Federal Railroad Admin...
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On Tuesday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) had awarded 45 grants totaling $185 million designed to reconnect communities cut off b...
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The American Public Transportation Association (APTA), a nonprofit organization representing all modes of public transportation, recently sent a letter to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg urgin...
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U.S Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) joined with colleagues in support of legislation introduced by U.S. Sens. Tim Scott (R-SC) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) that would address auto...
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On Monday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced it would be awarding nearly $1 billion to airports across the country to keep up with air travel demand. The funding, part of the Bip...
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