The U.S. Department of Transportation recently opened the application period for two programs that will award approximately $160 million annually over the next five years to projects that use technolo...
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An estimated 20,175 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes during the first half of 2022, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, an approximately 0.5 percent increase c...
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In letters to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) asked Congress to include at least $129 million in emergency funds for public tra...
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The Biden Administration announced Friday it had organized a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between four federal agencies that will accelerate the nation’s affordable and equitable clean transpor...
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U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) joined Seattle leaders on Friday to celebrate the reopening of the West Seattle Bridge. Repairs to the bridge will eliminate detours and long commutes, said Cantwell, ...
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Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. Senate would create exceptions for Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT) required to obtain a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL). The Moving Ahead for Prog...
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Last week, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced that it had awarded $1.5 billion in grants to 26 projects across the county to improve highways, multimodal freight, and rail operations. ...
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President Joe Biden announced a tentative agreement had been reached between rail worker unions and major freight carriers Thursday. The agreement is expected to avert a potential strike in advanc...
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Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. Senate would ensure truckers are compensated fairly for the hours they are on the clock, including overtime. The Guaranteeing Overtime for Truckers Act w...
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U.S. Sens. Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Roger Wicker (R-MS), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transp...
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U.S. Reps. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Greg Stanton (D-AZ) applauded the House’s passage of legislation regulating infrastructure inspection using drones. The bill, the Drone Infrastructure Inspect...
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce asked Congress to intervene to avoid a strike if no settlement can be reached between union leaders and the railroad Friday. In a letter from Chamber President and CEO...
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U.S. Reps. Dina Titus (D- NV), Julia Brownley (D-CA), and David Rouzer (R-NC) joined several other Congressmembers in urging the Federal Aviation Administration to issue guidance for unmanned aircraft...
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The American Trucking Association (ATA) wants Congress to intervene and help resolve the ongoing labor negotiations between the freight rail industry and workers if the parties fail to reach an agreem...
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The U.S. Senate unanimously passed legislation on Sept. 6 that would reduce the spread of toxic per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination at commercial airports. The legislation, the Preventin...
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A newly released report from the Association of American Railroads (AAR) has found that interruption to the country’s rail service could impact economic output and cost more than $2 billion per day....
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released an update to its Cybersecurity Best Practices for the Safety of Modern Vehicles. It was last updated in 2016. The document describe...
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Nearly half of fatal crashes occur on rural roads despite only 19 percent of the U.S. population living in rural areas, according to a recent Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) report funded ...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Thursday that it would make more than $1.4 billion in funding available through the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvement (CRISI) Gran...
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President Joe Biden recently appointed 26 industry and government leaders to the President’s National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC). NIAC, founded in 2001, advises the White House on red...
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