President Joe Biden on Monday announced a new proposed rule to strengthen consumer protections for air travelers as they purchase tickets. Under the proposed rule, airlines and travel search websit...
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U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm recently released the U.S. Department of Energy’s plan to replace 100 percent of domestic aviation fuel with sustainable fuel by 2050. The Sustainable Avi...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced Thursday it would make $6.5 million in research funding available for innovative transit bus automation demonst...
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U.S. Rep. Sam Groves (R-MO) joined U.S. Reps. Rodney Davis (R-IL) and Rick Crawford (R-AR) in calling for a review of a railcar contract from the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SE...
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The Federal Highway Administration recently awarded five projects $59 million in Commuter Authority Rail Safety Improvement program grant. The Southern California Regional Rail Authority received $...
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The U.S. Departments of Energy and Transportation announced Gabe Klein, former head of the Washington D.C. Department of Transportation, will take the helm of the Joint Office of Energy and Transporta...
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On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) announced partnerships with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) an...
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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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