U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Mark Warner (D-VA) have introduced legislation to create a private-public partnership between the U.S. government and aviation manufacturers to help protect the indus...
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U.S. Reps. Sam Graves (R-MO), ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Rick Crawford (R-AR) ranking member of the House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Haz...
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U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), ranking member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, co...
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A bipartisan group of House of Representatives lawmakers recently encouraged House leadership to support auto industry jobs and economic stabilization in future coronavirus relief packages. The con...
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The Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued a pair of guidelines regarding ticket refunds and airline service obligations, respectively, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The DOT has pro...
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An effort to drum up support for struggling state Departments of Transportation has gained extensive support across the transportation industry. U.S. Reps. Conor Lamb (D-PA) and Bob Gibbs (R-OH) i...
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Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) is asking transportation organizations for their feedback on President Donald J. Trump’s 2021 budget, as well as recently passed stimulus bills and other legislation impacti...
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The Homeland Security and Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is encouraging a pair of agencies to establish a working group to develop plans addressing COVID-19 in aviation operations. Com...
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An American Automobile Association (AAA) analysis has determined the nation’s weekly gas price average is six cents more expensive at $1.84. “Pump prices are fluctuating throughout the country ...
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A new report from TRIP, a national transportation research nonprofit in Washington, D.C., estimates that rural roads and bridges face a backlog of improvements, but could see a decrease in funding due...
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On Thursday, the American Public Transportation Association urged Congress to provide an additional $23.8 billion in emergency funding to America’s public transit agencies. In a letter to Sen. M...
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Amtrak officials said the passenger railroad service is now requiring customers in stations, on trains and thruway buses wear facial coverings amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The requirement is in conj...
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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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