The Roadway Safety Foundation and the Federal Highway Administration recently presented seven outstanding highway safety projects with National Roadway Safety Awards. The biennial competition honor...
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Legislation introduced by U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) last week seeks greater aviation safety through enforcement of a series of...
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U.S. light-vehicle dealerships have an annual payroll of $66.6 billion, according to the National Automobile Dealers Association’s (NADA) midyear NADA Data 2019 report. Through the end of June, ...
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Larry Willis, president of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO, published an open letter to Congress this week urging passage of H.R. 2440 -- a bill that would reform the Harbor ...
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An additional $50 million in federal funding directed to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s annual operating costs would make the federal government pay its share for a transportat...
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In the United States, 75 percent of commercial vehicles run on diesel, 43 percent of which operate on near-zero-emissions diesel truck technologies, according to Diesel Technology Forum research. ...
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U.S. Sens. John Hoeven (R-ND) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) reintroduced this week the American Aviator Act, which seeks grants for the extension of commercial flight training services for veterans. Th...
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public transit infrastructure cuts. The bipartisan Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations Act 2020 reduces public transportation funding by $457 ...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) released highway crash fatality data from 2018 this week, showing a decline in crash-related deaths for the second straight year. Over 2018, fatalitie...
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The National Governors Association (NGA) held a summit with stakeholders in Detroit this week, drawing experts and politicians together to discuss trends and practices related to securing vital infras...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will delay a requirement for installation of secondary cockpit barriers in favor of a full rulemaking process despite a Congressional order -- a stance that h...
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The National Automobile Dealers Association’s (NADA) board of directors elected Rhett Ricart as its 2020 chairman at NADA’s Oct. 15, board meeting in San Diego. Ricart is president of Ricart A...
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Building off of an Executive Order issued by President Donald Trump earlier this year, the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) has proposed a change to the Hazardous Materials Regulatio...
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A group of 19 legislators last week launched a new issues and community-focused caucus, known as the Future of Transportation Caucus. The new caucus concerns itself with creating a future transport...
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U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) last week introduced a bill to reauthorize the United States pipeline safety program for two years and provide resources at the state and federal levels for the hiring of p...
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A group of business, organization and government leaders recently sent a letter to congressional members in support of modernizing the Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) and urging passage of bipartisan ...
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Recently introduced bipartisan legislation would promote the research and development of alcohol-detection technology as well as require the technology’s implementation in new motor vehicles. The...
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Federal lawmakers gathered in Washington, D.C. this week in a call of support for evolving mass transit technology to benefit the United States -- namely, hyperloop technology. U.S. Reps. Troy Bald...
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Bipartisan legislation introduced last week seeks to expand flight-training services and opportunities for veterans to become commercial airline pilots and ensure there are enough qualified pilots. ...
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The Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), a coalition of 33 unions, recently released a report examining the business models of companies like Uber, Lyft, and Via. The coalition determin...
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