Legislation to give the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration more tools to protect consumers has been introduced in Congress, officials said. The legislation, the Household Goods Shipping C...
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy recently signed a memorandum authorizing a series of actions that rescind policies enacted under the Biden-Harris Administration. The memo directs secretari...
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The Surface Transportation Board announced it is soliciting nominations for candidates for the Passenger Rail Advisory Committee. The vacancy on the committee will be a representative from a state...
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said the grants awarded by her state’s Department of Transportation would support nearly 500 jobs and bring $3.1 billion in investments to Detroit and Grayling Townshi...
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Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) and the city of Boston have partnered to improve transit reliability and travel times by upgrading Boston’s Traffic Management Center. The center...
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The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) recently awarded four projects statewide $8.7 million in Local Major Bridge Program grants. The program funds bridge replacement, bridge rehabilitation,...
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U.S. Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) announced they had reintroduced legislation that would strengthen the American supply chains. The Promoti...
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The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PA Turnpike), the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency recently partnered with the National Weather Service ...
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Metra, the primary commuter rail system in the Chicago metropolitan area, announced it will be exploring alternative finance measures to address its infrastructure backlog. The transit agency said...
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In response to workforce challenges across almost all transit agencies, the Mineta Transportation Institute released a report identifying methods and initiatives to building the industry’s workforce...
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Bipartisan legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would increase the number of truck drivers transporting goods to address supply chain shortages. The Licensing Indivi...
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An independent analysis of New York’s Metropolitan Transit Authority’s proposed five year capital plan would generate $106 billion in the state’s economic activity and contribute to more than 70...
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Rail industry stakeholders testified about their priorities and suggestions for future surface transportation legislation during a hearing of the Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Subcommit...
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During fiscal year 2023-24, 99 percent of California High-Speed Rail Authority’s high-speed rail system project’s expenditures went to California businesses and workers. Two out of every three...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently appointed Andrew Fremier, of the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association’s (IBTTA) 2023 president, to the Federal System Funding Alternat...
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Legislation that would address concerns about behind closed doors decision making at Amtrak has been reintroduced in Congress. U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) announced Wednesday that the Amtrak Tran...
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A bipartisan bill proposed Jan. 16 on Capitol Hill would increase the railroad track maintenance credit in an effort to make it easier for local rail lines to keep operating and remain in good repair....
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A bipartisan coalition of senators has reintroduced legislation that would accelerating the use of biofuels in aviation fuel by expanding existing U.S. Department of Agriculture programs. The Farm...
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The American Trucking Association and its Technology and Maintenance Council applauded the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for its exemption to the training time for new technicians. T...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration said it is providing more than $229 million in emergency relief for repairs to roads and bridges damaged due to natural disaste...
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