More drivers recognize the value of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) but are unaware of the technology’s limitations, according to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. ADAS includes la...
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The House of Representatives has passed a measure designed to bolster pilot protection by requiring the installation of secondary barriers on new passenger aircraft. Among the Federal Aviation Admi...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced last week that the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) would award $366.2 million in grants for the improvement of the nation’s...
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The Eno Center for Transportation, a nonpartisan think tank, recently released a report on a proposed ban on the use of federal funds to purchase mass transit vehicles produced by companies owned or s...
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ExpressJet Airlines’ pilots recently ratified a new three-year contract. The contract includes a wage increase that is near the top for a regional airline. Every pilot will see a raise of approxi...
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The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) recently testified at a U.S. House Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce hearing, which covered hiring high-skilled em...
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U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) supports the recent passage of bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) through 2023 by the U.S. House of Representatives. War...
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The U.S. House advanced bipartisan resolution H.R. 302 Thursday that reauthorizes the Federal Aviation Administration for five years while also reauthorizing the Transportation Security Administration...
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The Alliance to Save Energy has formed a panel focused on cutting U.S. transportation energy use by 50 percent by 2050. The Commission on U.S. Transportation Sector Efficiency has issued recommenda...
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The Auto Care Association is urging the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to create a process by which some members and stakeholders might request product exclusions and exemptions. Un...
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The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) recently selected James J. Tymon as executive director during the annual board of directors meeting. Tymon joined AAS...
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The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) recently said it opposes California’s Proposition 6, which would repeal The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 (SB 1). “With the passag...
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The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners recently approved $870 million to build the Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility project. The project is part of the port’s $1 billion rail improveme...
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The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) recently won the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ (AASHTO) President’s Transportation Awards at the AASHTO’s annual c...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently cautioned flight crews and operators against careless data entry and informed them of the disastrous consequences of transposing runway numbers. I...
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House and Senate Committee leaders recently announced a bipartisan final agreement had been reached on Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) legislation providing reforms and transforming federal disa...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently signed agreements with Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) and Brazil’s Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) to make the process easier f...
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A total of $15 million was set out to award two new University Transportation Centers (UTC) last week as part of a funding opportunity promoted by the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation has allocated $14 million in Emergency Relief (ER) funds to help restore roads and bridges damaged by Hurricane Florence throughout North Carolina. Department...
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Griff Lynch, Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) executive director, recently outlined GPA’s $2.5 billion, 10-year plan to expand the Port of Savannah’s Garden City Terminal’s capacity from 5.5 millio...
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