Calling back to the 2015 Passenger Train Derailment Prevention Act, a delegation of Washington state officials have written Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao regarding a provision that mandates saf...
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National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) officials announced last week Michael J. Stanton, Jr., has rejoined the organization as senior vice president and chief operating officer. Before retu...
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In November, global air passenger traffic grew 8 percent compared to November 2016, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), marking the highest growth rate in five months. ...
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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently released four railroad related safety recommendations as well as two railroad accident briefs. The recommendations and briefs are the result...
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Port Saint John handled 30,458,422 metric tonnes of cargo in 2017, marking a 15 percent year-over increase from the 26,438,301 metric tonnes handled there in 2016. Port Saint John reported year-ov...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) issued calls Wednesday for transportation industry stakeholders to submit public comments regarding continued efforts to create federal policy that safel...
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North Carolina’s Piedmont Improvement Program recently concluded after seven years improving the state’s rail infrastructure. The program encompassed more than 40 projects that included closing...
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Global air-traffic-freight demand rose 8.8 percent in November compared to the previous year. Air freight is measured in freight ton kilometers, according to the International Air Transport Associa...
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Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Metro Region engineers are seeking to reduce wrong-way driving incidents between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2018, by 20 percent. The engineers are revie...
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More than 1 million drones are now registered with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao said at this month’s Consumer Electronics Show in...
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There are constructive ways to pay for upgrading the nation’s infrastructure, according to a newly released bipartisan report from the congressional Problem Solvers Caucus. The 16-page report rel...
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Amtrak’s charge to enhance safety for travelers and employees will be led by Ken Hylander, who was named executive vice president and chief safety officer at Amtrak on Tuesday. Hylander retired ...
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The Diesel Technology Forum unleashed a new state-by-state analysis of diesel statistics in the United States, and by their estimations, it’s driving not just manufacturing, but 15 key sectors of th...
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Federal, state, and local officials were on hand Monday for a ceremony kicking off the $410 million 6-10 Interchange reconstruction project in Rhode Island that is slated for completion in 2023. ...
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The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) is joining other agencies throughout the country in recognizing January as Human Trafficking Awareness Month. MDOT’s Office of Enforcement has ...
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The Maryland Department of Transportation’s (MDOT) $9 billion Traffic Relief Plan is receiving significant interest from the public-private partnership (P3) industry for the Capital Beltway (I-495) ...
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The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) recently entered into an agreement with the Federal Highway Administration that gives the agency environmental-review authority for projects that do not...
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Witnesses before a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on Wednesday about U.S. water infrastructure needs urged the panel to reauthorize the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) in...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) recently launched two pilot programs that aim to revolutionize how the department uses traffic crash data, vehicle operation data, and crowd-sourced traff...
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Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) is partnering with the City of Madison, Wisconsin’s Metro Transit with the goal of electrifying half of the city’s bus fleet by 2035. MGE will provide nearly $4 m...
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