A report from the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure has found that serious flaws in design, management, and oversight of the Boeing 737 MAX led to two deadly crashes that killed 346...
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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is renewing its stance regarding inward and outward-facing cameras on train locomotives in the wake of investigating an Ohio collision between two CSX T...
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On Tuesday, House Republicans announced their “Commitment to America” framework that outlines their legislative plan for rebuilding the American economy through a five-year investment in infrastru...
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While Washington seems deadlocked in its election-year response to the COVID-19 pandemic, international investors see growing opportunities to strike deals on transportation infrastructure projects di...
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The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), along with 87 other organizations, is calling on Congress to extend the current surface transportation funding legislat...
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Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Chair of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), and Rep. Jenn...
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The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Chairman Roger Wicker (R-MS) introduced last week a measure designed to enhance the accountability of the Federal Aviation Administration (...
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The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Research Advisory Committee has recognized the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and Lawrence Technological U...
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According to the Rail Passengers Association, Amtrak’s response to COVID-19 will drop a $2 billion "bomb on Flyover Country.” Testifying before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subco...
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More than 100 public transit agencies have joined the American Public Transportation Association in launching a new “Health and Safety Commitments Program” aimed at assuring passengers that public...
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A group of U.S. Senators, led by Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT), is asking that Congress not include any increases in liability minimums for commercial truck drivers in the next transportation reauthorizati...
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Reps. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), and Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) are encouraging Amtrak officials to reconsider the carriers offshoring provision allowing contractors to ship some Americ...
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On Friday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced it would be seeking public comments on a new pilot program to allow drivers between 1...
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U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao announced Thursday her U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) would release the first-ever National Freight Strategic Plan. The plan lays out a visi...
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Airports Council International (ACI) World officials have outlined an aviation industry recovery plan in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, urging direct government financial support for the entire ec...
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The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) is calling on Congress to save public transportation with an emergency infusion of $32 billion in cash. In a letter to Congress, the associatio...
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Department of Transportation (DOT) officials said the agency has launched an Automated Vehicle Transparency and Engagement for Safe Testing (AV TEST) Initiative tracking tool to bolster automated driv...
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A group of lawmakers recently urged the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to implement two aviation workforce grant programs authorized in the FAA Reauth...
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Construction costs for the Hudson Tunnel Project have gone up, officials said, and the reason is environmental review delays. The Gateway Program Development Corporation, the company that oversees...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced it will allow railroads to use new inspection technology to have continuous railroad testing to more quickly i...
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