The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) published a final rule on Thursday that aims to simplify and streamline state reporting requirements for behavioral highway safety programs e...
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The Port of South Louisiana eclipsed the 300 million ton mark last year, driven by gains in its handling of chemicals and fertilizer, coal, crude oil, ores and phosphate rock, petrochemicals, and stee...
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U.S. Reps John Katko (R-NY), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), and Elise Stefanik (R-NY) recently wrote to President Donald Trump, the Department of Transportation, and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),...
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Construction began Thursday on the $550 million Union Pacific Railroad yard in Robertson County, Texas, that is expected to contribute $260 million to the state’s economy in total annual output upon...
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently announced an initiative to combat driving under the influence of drugs. The initiative will develop ways to improve safety and re...
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The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) recently urged the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to take action on its proposal to establish a new federal motor vehicle...
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Democratic lawmakers on the Joint Economic Committee made the case for investment in border infrastructure to support the nation’s rail system at 30 rail ports of entry in a new report that cited th...
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Georgia, New Jersey, Illinois and California accounted for the top five congested bottlenecks for trucks in America last year, with “Spaghetti Junction,” where Interstates 285 and 85 North meet in...
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) of New York City is looking to update its subway network through the acquisition of new R211 cars from Kawasaki Rail Car, Inc., with monetary support fr...
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Fewer commercial drivers from Mexico are being flagged for vehicle safety violations at ports of entry following the launch of the Arizona Department of Transportation’s (ADOT) International Border ...
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The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) recently awarded $5 million in grants through the state’s Port Development Assistance Program to four projects supporting freight movement on the s...
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Norfolk Southern Corp. recently announced that John Scheib has been named executive vice president of law and administration and chief legal officer. Scheib will assume the position March 1, repla...
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The American Trucking Associations (ATA) recently asked the nation’s policymakers to endorse its infrastructure plan, Build America Fund, which would address the modernization of bridges and roads. ...
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The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) released Tuesday a series of recommendations for the Trump Administration to improve the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), emphasizing...
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Improvements of rail line infrastructure along the Chicago - Detroit/Pontiac route have improved the movement of freight and passenger trains across state borders. With $347 million from the feder...
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North Dakota’s eight commercial service airports saw 1.03 million passenger boardings in 2017, a 1.8% drop from 2016, as well as 1.03 million passenger deplanements for the year. In total, more t...
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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam recently named Mark Flynn director of the Virginia Department of Aviation. Flynn was sworn into the position after the governor’s inauguration Jan. 13. He replaces Ra...
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Americans will see autonomous vehicles (AV) operating by about 2020 in confined areas, with rollout of fully autonomous vehicles on roads and highways by the end of the next decade, according to witne...
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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) should pursue regulatory reforms to ensure that pipelines transport jet fuel to airports efficient and keep pace with growing demand, a white paper rele...
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On examining numbers from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), AAA noted this week that January’s higher than normal prices on gas could mean a harder hitting year at the pump overall. ...
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