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The Rail Passengers Association's (RPA) leadership is calling upon Amtrak management to grow and improve the national rail network.
“Passenger rail is enjoying its strongest support in decades,â€...
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Transdev North America was ordered to immediately stop shuttling children to school in Southwest Florida using a driverless vehicle, due to a violation of their authorization under the National Highwa...
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The Automated Speed Enforcement in Work Zones legislation recently became law in Pennsylvania with the goal of improving driver and roadway worker safety in work zones.
Under the law, the Pennsylv...
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The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently recommended requiring improved cockpit voice recorders (CVRs) on all new and existing aircraft that currently must be equipped with two-ho...
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North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) officials have unveiled an initiative designed to reduce motor vehicle crash fatalities and serious injuries to zero.
The North Dakota Vision Zero ...
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A new report from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) reveals crash data has risen in states that have legalized marijuana, though they failed to s...
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Blockchain, a common data file or ledger for transaction history that cannot be altered, has the potential to change how business aviation companies manage their data, AeroChain founder and CEO Anthon...
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Georgia Power recently partnered with rideshare company Lyft to promote electric vehicle (EV) driving.
The partnership’s pilot program will give incentives for EV driving by providing a $500 bonu...
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Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) are seeking answers from two railway company's regarding plans to ensure trains carrying hazardous material have updated braking systems.
To do so, th...
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Ground broke on a $1.6 billion project to modernize Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) this week, through reconstruction of its Terminals 4 and 5.
The project is the result of investment by A...
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The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) and the Women’s Transportation Seminar International (WTS) formed an alliance earlier this month to advance and support women in the t...
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One hundred and sixty-nine legislators recently sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer calling for a process allowing companies to request exclusion from Chinese import ta...
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The 2018 Roads & Bridges Top 10 Roads list recently named the Georgia Department of Transportation’s (Georgia DOT) Northwest Corridor Express Lanes Project as the No. 1 project.
The Northwest Cor...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced plans to invest $40.9 million in building a new, 180-foot-tall air traffic control tower at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, Nort...
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Contending that caps on the number of glider kits produced for commercial trucks would have hurt jobs, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) thanked several members of Congress la...
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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently released a plan to expand the use of biometrics technology to enhance security and increase efficiency.
Biometric technology will speed up...
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United Airlines recently announced it is expanding its domestic route network by adding 22 destinations from six of its U.S. mainland hubs in 2019.
United’s hubs are located in Chicago, Denver, ...
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Andrew Wheeler, acting U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator, recently approved Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s request for an emergency fuel waiver, which ensures the state will have a...
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The Global Business Aviation Outlook, released by Honeywell, this week revealed that business jet deliveries are forecast to rise by 7,700 from 2019 to 2028, representing strong short-term growth wort...
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In the first nine months of 2018, the Port of Corpus Christi has set a new record for tonnage moved, shifting around 79.3 million tons and heavily surpassing the former tonnage record.
The previous...
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