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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Bipartisan legislation recently reintroduced in the U.S. Senate would boost investment in aviation workforce outreach, skills training, and development programs. The Aviation Workforce, Opportunity...
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U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, wants answers about safety from railroads. In a letter to seven of the largest railroad comp...
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A collection of 33 Republican senators threw their support behind a Congressional Review Act resolution of disapproval (S.J.Res.11) last week to cut the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) newes...
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On Wednesday, U.S. Reps. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Darren Soto (D-FL) announced they had established the Vehicle Data Access Caucus, a bipartisan forum to discuss how vehicle data is colle...
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U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood (R-IL) and Brad Schneider (D-IL) announced Monday they had reintroduced legislation to incentivize investment into safer freight railcar manufacturing in the United States. ...
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President Joe Biden announced he intended to nominate Ann Carlson for the position of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Administrator. Carlson, who has served as the acting ad...
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U.S. Sens. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Senate Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight and Ports chairman, recently sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commi...
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A group of 34 Republican senators recently introduced legislation in the U.S. Senate that would overturn an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule that created new emissions standards for heavy-du...
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Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would mandate the installation of secondary cockpit barriers in commercial passenger aircrafts. The Saracini Enhanced Aviation S...
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Acting Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Billy Nolen recently sent a letter to laser manufacturers requesting a warning label be added to packaging, The purpose of the label is t...
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