Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) broke ground Tuesday on the $126.7 million Mason Mega Rail Terminal, which will all 97,000 feet of track at Garden City Terminal and will increase the Port of Savannah’...
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Southwest Airlines Co. recently announced this year’s winners of the Southwest Airlines Medical Transportation Grant Program (MTGP). This year, there are 79 recipients, all nonprofit hospitals a...
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Though their purposes vary, state governments are clearly becoming more comfortable with the use of drones, with an American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials survey determinin...
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An enzyme, discovered by researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the U.S. Department of Energy Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI), has the possibility of creating renewab...
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The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) recently approved its annual five-year improvement plan to begin implementing highway-rail safety capital projects throughout the state. The plan, Crossing S...
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Georgia ports supported 439,220 full- and part-time jobs in fiscal year 2017, a 19 percent increase from fiscal year 2014, according to a study by Selig Center for Economic Growth at University of Geo...
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The American Truck Dealers (ATD) elected Jodie Teuton, vice president of Kenworth of Louisiana and Southland Truck Leasing, as chairwoman of the organization during an event in Las Vegas last week. ...
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National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Chairman Mark Scarpelli praised new car dealerships for preserving vehicle affordability during his speech at the recent 2018 NADA show in Las Vegas. ...
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The UK Transport Select Committee recently endorsed Heathrow Airport as the correct location to expand airport capacity, a decision supported by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ...
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The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) applauded President Donald Trump Friday for signing the Fiscal Year 2018 omnibus budget, which provides $13.5 billion for Federal Transit Administ...
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In a letter to Amtrak last week, U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins (R-WV) impressed the need for restoration of the Cardinal line, which links New York City, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C. That service ...
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American Trucking Associations (ATA) and International Foodservice Distributors Association support the recent Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy Act (DRIVE Safe Act). The act...
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Airlines for America (A4A) recently applauded Congress for its omnibus bill that funds the federal government. The bill also rejects the proposed doubling of the Passenger Facility Charge, which A4...
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Congress’ recent increased funding for Amtrak, passenger rail, and transit in the $1.3 billion fiscal year 2018 budget is a victory for the industry, the Rail Passengers Association said. The bud...
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Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory are developing models of high- performance fuels to see how they would perform in advanced internal combustion engines as part of the Department of...
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Air Transport International (ATI) pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA), recently ratified a three-year collective bargaining agreement. Negotiations began i...
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The first of four new Neo-Panamax cranes recently began operation at the Port of Savannah’s Garden City Terminal, Georgia Ports Authority said. The terminal is the Western Hemisphere’s largest...
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In an Op-Ed published Wednesday in the Washington Times, U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, sounded off a call for cooperation on the nat...
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The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) recently implemented an $85 million program to ensure all state highway-system curb ramps are accessible to people with disabilities by 2021. CDOT s...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently released an update on the status of the positive train control systems’ (PTC) implementation for the fourth quarter of 2017. PTC systems preven...
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