The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) recently announced a survey designed to identify the port cargo handling needs nationwide over the next five to 10 years. T...
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The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) is holding an online survey through Feb. 2 to identify what women and men truck drivers believe are barriers for entry into the industry for women...
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The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) recently released guidance on automated traffic enforcement safety devices for municipalities that chose to use the devices in their communities. ...
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Amtrak is seeking the ideas of the traveling public, station users and area residents on the reimagining of the Concourse at Chicago Union Station. The survey marks the start of the design phase of...
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On Friday, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced it had launched a new advisory committee that will advise the Secretary of Transportation on transportation innovation. The 27 membe...
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Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Bridges and Tunnels set a record for annual traffic volume in 2023 at more than 335 million vehicular crossings. This is an increase of 1.3 percent fro...
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Amtrak announced this month it has issued a multi-billion-dollar Request for Proposals (RFP) to replace its current long distance railcar fleet. The railroad said the once-in-a-generation procurem...
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The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration recently completed a feasibility study for the North-South Transit Corridor. The project would create better transit connec...
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On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) released the 11th edition of the “Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways” or...
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On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) said it will solicit feedback on minimum standards for electric vehicle charging stations. The FHWA prev...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation will be awarding $25 million in Rural Autonomous Vehicle research program funding to accredited universities. The six-year cooperative agreement program funds...
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently announced an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would help gather information about the state of technology that detects imp...
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The trucking industry invests $14 billion annually in technology, training and other expenditures to improve highway safety, according to a recent the American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) Safety Sp...
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On Thursday, U.S. Sens. Chris Coons (D-DE) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced legislation that would accelerate the deployment of low-emission concrete and asphalt. The bill, the Concrete and Aspha...
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The maritime industry in Virginia supports nearly 730,000 jobs and is responsible for more than $8 billion in state and local taxes, according to a recent College of William & Mary economic impact stu...
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Washington, D.C. based American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), a trade association representing the U.S. transportation construction industry, recently released a market outlook r...
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The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) said Friday it would use re-world data to do in-depth evaluation of emerging transportation modes like e-bikes. Using an open-source travel data collec...
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Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), North America's largest transportation network, recently released its preliminary operating budget for 2024. The five-year November Financial Plan outli...
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The University of Cincinnati (UC), along with its partners the Ohio Department of Transportation, Honda Motor Co., infrastructure engineering firm Parsons Corp., and consulting firm i-Probe will demon...
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According to the American Trucking Association, the advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased in October after seeing a September decline. ATA said the index equaled...
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