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Approximately 150 representatives of the auto industry, alternative fuel vehicle market, and major utilities gathered in Lansing, Michigan last week to tackle issues governing the future of alternativ...
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The Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida was filled with truckers this week competing for the title of champion in the 80th Annual National Truck Driving and Step Van Driving Championsh...
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William P. Hobby International Airport in Houston became the latest to incorporate facial recognition biometric exit technology for select flights this week, building a pilot program launched at Harts...
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The University of Michigan Dearborn campus plans to implement an autonomous shuttle next year, which was designed by graduate students and was inspired by the National Academy of Engineering initiativ...
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Port Manatee, Florida recently set a record for container volume with two months left in the fiscal year.
Between Oct. 1, 2016, and July 31, 2017, the port moved 32,907 twenty-foot-equivalent con...
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The national average for gasoline is $2.35, representing a 23-cent increase from August 2016, according to the Energy Information Administration.
The increase is also 9 cents higher than July and...
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A joint resolution that establishes a safety oversight body for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), called the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission, unanimously passed the Se...
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A bill to hasten the replacement of the Riverside Bridge in Ozark, Missouri, which was introduced by U.S. Sens. Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Claire McCaskill (D-MO), was voted through the Senate last week.
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The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) recently approved a grant worth approximately $7 million to provide needed repairs to the Presidio International Rail Bridge and South Orient Railroad.
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The Springfield Airport Authority in Illinois recently received a grant worth $3.4 million from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to provide needed maintenance to the Abraham Lincoln Capital A...
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The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) recently hosted two roundtables focused on promoting professional service opportunities to local, small engineering and architectural firms.
More than a dozen ...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently
awarded $7.89 million to the Maine Department of Transportation, which will be used for the Maine Railroad Bridge Capacity project.
The project will...
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The Port of Corpus Christi in Texas was named an official member of the community preparedness program StormReady this week, making it the first port in Texas to be so recognized by the National Weath...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to install Data Communications (Data Comm) technology at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
Data Comm allows air-traffic controllers to send text-...
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Brandye Hendrickson
Brandye Hendrickson, former Indiana Department of Transportation commissioner, joined the Trump Administration in July as a member of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
She has assumed the ...
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According to an announcement this week, signalled shipments utilizing the Ports of Indiana are up 19 percent over 2016.
In total, the first six months of 2017 have seen shipments reach nearly 5.7 m...
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Will Roberts
Foss Maritime recently announced that Will Roberts will be joining the company as its new Chief Commercial Officer.
As part of his new position, Roberts will be responsible for a customer-facing t...
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A pair of undergraduate college students were recently selected by the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA) as the first recipients for the newly launched IBTTA Foundation Sch...
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Consultants from the International Trade Hub at Port Manatee recently met with business leaders in Ocala, Florida, who also visited the port to tour the facilities.
The purpose of the trips was to ...
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The Port of Corpus Christi recently announced that it has achieved Green Marine Certification from Green Marine for its efforts in environmental management and leadership.
“The Port of Corpus Ch...
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