Buttigieg announces USDOT budget for 2023
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said President Joe Biden’s 2023 Budget Request includes an additional $37 billion to make transportation safer, more reliable, and more affordable. T...
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Poll finds bipartisan support for more rail spending
A new national poll has found that both Republican and Democratic voters support more and better trains and are willing to spend more federal dollars to get them. According to the Rail Passengers ...
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DOT, DOD and maritime industry work to strengthen Ready Reserve Force
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced Friday that it had purchased two vessels to continue modernizing the Ready Reserve Force (RRF). A subset of the ...
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Organizations petition to make automatic emergency braking standard equipment
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) recently petitioned federal regulators to require automobile manufacturers to include automatic emergency b...
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Senate advances Moran, Sinema bill supporting advanced air mobility
The U.S. Senate advanced legislation from U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) to facilitate collaboration between federal agencies and civil aviation industry leaders over advanced...
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FAA adds mountain passes to charts of Northern Alaska
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently added two mountain passes to visual aviation charts of Northern Alaska. The agency added the Carter and Naqsralugiaq passes to the more than 60 Al...
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USDOT announces $2.9B for major infrastructure projects
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Transportation will provide $2.9 billion in funding for major infrastructure projects through a Notice of F...
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Senate Commerce Committee advances Ocean Shipping Reform Act
The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee recently advanced bipartisan legislation that would level the playing field for American exporters by making it harder for ocean carriers to refuse goods ready to ex...
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TRIP report finds 40 percent of nation’s roads in poor or mediocre condition
A total of 40 percent of major roads in the United States are in poor or mediocre condition, and 7 percent of bridges are rated in poor/structurally deficient condition, according to a recent report T...
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ARTBA ranks states moving forward on transportation improvement projects in 2021
States in the Midwest led the way in moving forward on more than 16,000 highway and bridge improvement projects, a new analysis of Federal Highway Administration data has found. The analysis, “F...
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NHTSA launches media campaign to educate vehicle owners about safety technologies
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced Tuesday it will launch a new $1.25 million media campaign to educate drivers on the safety benefits of advanced driver-assistance t...
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Researchers study the impact of automation on trucking industry
Researchers from the University of Michigan and Carnegie Mellon University recently released a report detailing how automated truck technology could potentially impact the long-haul trucking market. ...
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FHWA announces $10M available to help minority-owned businesses compete for federal contracts
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced $10 million in federal funding would be available to help minority-owned and women-owned businesses...
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MARTA interim GM/CEO testifies before U.S. Senate regarding agency efforts
Collie Greenwood, interim general manager and CEO of Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), shared his agency’s plans on using the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding as part of his...
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Industry leaders endorse Biden administration’s supply chain improvement initiative
On Tuesday, the Biden administration and the U.S. Department of Transportation announced the launch of a new initiative to improve the nation’s supply chain. Called the Freight Logistics Optimiz...
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USDOT announces $409M for transit projects in 39 States
On Monday, President Joe Biden and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced the agency had awarded $409.3 million in grants to 70 transit projects in 39...
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Provision would reimburse airports for Operation Allies Welcome
A provision attached to the fiscal year 2022 appropriations omnibus bill would reimburse Dulles International Airport and Philadelphia International Airport for expenses incurred while supporting Oper...
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AAA Survey: Americans plan to make driving changes in response to rising gas prices
A total of 59 percent of drivers planned to make changes to their driving habits or lifestyle if the cost of gasoline rose to $4 a gallon, according to a AAA survey. The survey was conducted Feb. 1...
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NHTSA finalizes first occupant protection safety standards for automated vehicles
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced Thursday it had issued its first-of-its-kind final rule on occupant protection in vehicles with autom...
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APTA applauds passage of Consolidated Appropriations Act
The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) announced Thursday that it supports the House and Senate Appropriations Committee leaders on their bipartisan, bicameral agreement on the Consolid...
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