U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Todd Young (R-IN) said on Friday that they applaud the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) for advancing the 18- to 21-year-old truck driver pilot pr...
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On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced several new initiatives to support truck drivers, improve driver retention, and expand acces...
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On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced it was launching a historic Bridge Replacement, Rehabilitation, Preservation, Protection and Construction Program (Bridge Formula Program) ...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Wednesday that Amit Bose has been confirmed as the 15th Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). Bose was nominated by President ...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is seeking comments from the public and the aviation industry through Feb. 25 on a planned update to guidance for evaluating noise and land use around airport...
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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) should develop and apply criteria to assess the scalability of Surface Transportation System Funding Alternatives (STSFA) pilot projects, according to a study...
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On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced it would double the number of grants available as part of its Regional Infrastructure Accelerators Demonstration Program. The de...
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The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) has joined with five other transportation construction advocacy groups in urging the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to strengthen...
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U.S. Reps. Sam Graves (R-MO), ranking member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Rick Crawford (R-AR), ranking member of the Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommit...
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U.S. Rep. John Katko (R-NY) announced Tuesday that New York would receive more than $5.3 million in funding for the Syracuse Hancock International Airport and the Oswego County Airport. The fundin...
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U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV), a member of both the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, joined U.S. Sens. Rob Port...
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In coordination with the U.S. Department of Education, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration recently gave states the option of waiving one portion of the commercial driver’s license (CDL)...
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A decline in gasoline prices slowed this past week, falling two cents to a national average of $3.28 a gallon. This is 11 cents less than a month ago but $1.03 more than a year ago. Prices wer...
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg called on transportation stakeholders this week to join the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) in combating human trafficking. The remarks came du...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration recently announced that Louisiana’s airports would receive nearly $35.7 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. ...
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The tolling industry released a statement this week in support of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s draft Strategic Framework and has made recommendations on how to ensure more sustainable tra...
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On Monday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it is finalizing the federal greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for passenger cars and light trucks. The final standards, t...
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On Thursday, the Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that it would release nearly $260 million in highway safety grants nationwide. As...
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A new report from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) has found that most large U.S. cities have yet to put in place strong policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from tr...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced Wednesday that it will provide $52.5 billion in federal funding under the Infrastructure Investment an...
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