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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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced $3.18 billion in airport improvement grants this week -- something Airlines for America claims should render updates to the Passenger Facility C...
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The closer a metropolitan neighborhood is to public transit services, the higher their real estate value, according to a new report from the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) and the N...
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U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand announced the introduction of the Build Local, Hire Local Act (S. 2404) last week, pledging reformation of the way federally-funded infrastructure projects are handled. ...
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The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) board of directors recently elected a president and vice president for the 2019-2020 term. Patrick McKenna, Missouri ...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently established the Women in Aviation Advisory Board. The board was established under the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 to provide independent advi...
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With the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) held up in Congress, the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) has come out in support of the agreement and publicly urged lawmakers to ...
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Gasoline prices in most of the country are either the same or less expensive than last week, according to AAA, with the national average at $2.65 a gallon. This is nine cents more expensive than S...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) made $396 million in grant funding for rail-related projects available this week as part of the Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair Program. ...
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