The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) recently joined 70 other organizations in lending its name to correspondence supporting the Trump administration’s goal of future federal infrastruc...
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Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jack Reed (D-RI) are calling for the U. S. Department of Treasury to provide assistance and support to the motorcoach industry. In a letter to Treasury Secretary Ste...
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The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) has forwarded correspondence to federal lawmakers seeking greater broker and trucker transparency concerning independent carrier compensation...
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Aviation industry panelists testifying before a U.S Senate committee on Wednesday met with some resistance from lawmakers over their actions during the COVID-19 pandemic and projections of what the fu...
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New data from the U. S. Department of Transportation shows that traffic fatalities in 2019 have continued to decline, just as they did in 2018 and 2017. According to DOT’s National Highway Traff...
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U. S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, is asking leaders in the infrastructure and freight transportation industry how the COVID-19 p...
Read MoreA group of several dozen transportation industry groups has written a letter to President Donald Trump asking him and his administration to push forward with an investment in infrastructure. The g...
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U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) officials said the agency would make up to $100 million in competitive grants available as part of an effort to expand the biofuels infrastructure. The competi...
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Officials with the American Federation of Government Employees joined a virtual roundtable to talk about what Congress can do to protect TSA officers working during the coronavirus pandemic. In th...
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Despite money from the second Coronavirus stimulus act, public transportation needs another influx of cash, officials said on Friday. In a Congressional briefing, American Public Transportation As...
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Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) and Rep. Steven Palazzo (R-MS) announced last week that a $5.45 million grant award from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to the Southern...
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced Thursday that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) would award more than $1 billion in airport safety and infrastructure grants to more than 40...
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A fact sheet from U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) showed that a new report found that there are still issues facing the railroad industry when it comes to positive train control implementation. The ...
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Airlines for America (A4A) officials said the organization’s carriers would voluntarily require customer-facing employees and passengers to wear a cloth face covering over their nose and mouth throu...
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On Wednesday, American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Chairman Steve McGough urged the Trump administration and Congress to enact a multi-year plan to invest in infrastructure an...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Wednesday it will address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Essential Air Service (EAS) air carriers through subsidies. The department issued a...
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Airports Council International (ACI) World and International Air Transport Association (IATA) officials are encouraging governments to grant financial relief to aid the airline industry amid the COVID...
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Members of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Subcommittee on Aviation Tuesday urged U.S. airlines to relax cancellation policies for the safety of airline workers and pa...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced it will be able to allow on-demand airline operators to get standardized training. The FAA outlined its fr...
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The Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA) applauded this week aviation leader support for the implementation of uniform federal requirements for masks and aviation safety during the COV...
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