Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, recently sent a letter to Calvin Scovel III, U.S. Department of Transportation inspector genera...
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Last year, 10.1 billion trips were taken on public transportation in the United States, according to the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), marking a 2.9 percent decrease in ridership ...
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Consumers currently face the most expensive average for national gas since the summer of 2015, according to a recent report from the American Automobile Association (AAA). The average this week hol...
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In March, Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) saw container volume grow 14 percent with 355,208 20-foot-equivalent unit containers moved. The fiscal year began in July, and since then container trade in...
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John Wolfe, CEO of The Northwest Seaport Alliance, in Washington state, recently testified before the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee on the effects of U.S. tariff policy on jobs and the economy. ...
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U.S. Sens. Dean Heller (R-NV) and Edward Markey (D-MA) recently sent a letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) urging the agency to include crash-avoidance technology info...
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Traffic fatalities in Pennsylvania decreased in 2017, the continuation of a long-term trend, according to the state’s Department of Transportation (PennDOT). Last year, fatalities involving impai...
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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently released more than $1 billion in Emergency Relief funds to 28 states, four territories, and Federal Land Management Agencies to assist with the repai...
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Rideshare contractors are at risk for drowsy driving, according to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM). This is because drivers typically are awake for extended periods or during nights, ...
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The House Subcommittee on Environment recently held a hearing on the impact transitioning to high octane fuels and high octane vehicles would have on automakers, consumers, fuel retailers, refiners, a...
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Gov. Eric Holcomb and the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) laid out a plan for more than 900 INDOT projects over the course of 2018, looking to invest more than $1 billion in the process. ...
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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently removed Tesla Motors from the agency’s investigation into a fatal crash of a 2017 Model X near Mountain View, California, on March 23. Tes...
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Three American Trucking Associations (ATA) members recently represented the trucking industry at a White House Rose Garden event on the benefits of the Tax Cuts and Job Act. The ATA has long suppor...
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Ann Wilson, Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association’s (MEMA) senior vice president of government affairs, recently testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee on ...
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The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee advanced last week a bill to enhance women’s place in the aviation industry. The bill is the result of bipartisan efforts between U.S. Reps. ...
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Members of the U.S. House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security were none too pleased with the numbers they saw for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) ...
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The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) unveiled a new app for iPad users that allows them to search airport maps, services, and contact information for approximately 50 public-use airports and...
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The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) recently hosted an electric-bus demonstration presented by BYD Co., the world’s largest manufacturer of electric vehicles, and Proterra, a designer and...
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Investment and growth in airports globally has spiked as the economy recovers, according to Airports Council International (ACI) World’s Airport Economics Report. Global passenger traffic has inc...
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A bipartisan coalition of 19 U.S. senators recently sent a letter to their colleagues, asking them to not add more traffic to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, overburdening the facility. ...
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