A new pilot program, launching under the Nissan Energy Share initiative, will research whether the energy stored in electric vehicles (EVs) can help companies save on electric utility costs. The p...
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Thirteen national and regional organizations recently announced their support of the Alliance to Save Energy’s 50x50 Commission on U.S. Transportation Sector Efficiency, which will seek to identify ...
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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently examined Department of Transportation (DOT) performance objectives for airlines and customer protection procedures. The GAO found that while custome...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently released updated, performance-based safety standards for railroad-passenger equipment. Previous passenger-e...
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New York state will be awarding $27.1 million to fund rail and port improvement projects through the Governor's Passenger and Freight Rail Assistance Program, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo recently announced. ...
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FedEx Corp. will add 1,000 Chanje V8100 electric delivery vehicles to its U.S. commercial and residential pick-up and delivery fleet. One hundred vehicles will be purchased, and the remainder will...
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New York State launched several initiatives to facilitate the use of electric vehicles. One of the initiatives is to expand the state’s EVolve NY program, which calls for the installation of publ...
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U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Elaine L. Chao recently established the National In-Flight Sexual Misconduct Task Force as a subcommittee of the newly reformed Aviation Consumer Prot...
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Power management company Eaton recently joined U.S. officials and industry leaders in support of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Cleaner Trucks Initiative. The initiative establishes up...
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Over the summer, the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) installed an adaptive signal timing system on State Route 77, which is the primary north-south route connecting Tucson and Oro Valley a...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently announced more than $272 million in grant funding is available through the Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair Program (Partnership Pr...
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Optional front crash prevention systems prevent motor vehicle crashes, according to an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) study of General Motors vehicles. Crash prevention systems inclu...
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The commuter rail industry made significant progress installing Positive Train Control (PTC) in the third quarter, which ended Sept. 30, according to the American Public Transportation Association (AP...
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Alliance Ventures, the strategic venture capital arm of Groupe Renault-Nissan Motor Co.-Mitsubishi Motors, recently invested in in advanced lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technology company Enevate Corp...
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A record 30.6 million passengers are forecasted to travel on U.S. airlines during the 12-day Thanksgiving air travel period, according to industry trade organization Airlines for America (A4A). If ...
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Dr. Hassan Shahidi will become the Flight Safety Foundation’s president and CEO in January, the foundation recently announced. Shahidi is an aviation safety and air traffic management leader and ...
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The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) recently urged the Trump Administration to issue tariffs exemption for Canada and Mexico on steel and aluminum before the United States-Mexico-Ca...
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A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held recently for the new 2.5 million-square-foot Multi Modal Facility (MMF) serving O’Hare International Airport. The ground transportation center will improve con...
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Indiana’s Next Level Roads: Community Crossings Initiative recently awarded $100 million in state-matched funds for 283 municipal and county road projects. This year, 444 communities had applied ...
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The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) recently named Matthew J. Jeanneret as executive vice president and chief operating officer, effective Nov. 1. “Matt’s 20 years o...
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