The Arizona Department of Transportation’s (ADOT) is espousing the benefits of value engineering, which officials said allows projects to be executed with greater efficiency and cost effectiveness. ...
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A strong economy has benefited the trucking industry, American Trucking Associations (ATA) President and CEO Chris Spear recently said in a state of the industry address, but the organization will con...
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As national gas price averages slowly and steadily fall of late, the American Automobile Association (AAA) has issued a report examining whether the reduction is long term. At $2.82, the national g...
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For two years in a row, increasing driver shortages have dominated the concerns of the trucking industry. It is an issue the industry has struggled with for 12 of the last 14 years the American Tra...
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The City of Austin recently became the first Texas community to test traffic-signal technology for “connected” vehicles. The city entered the U.S. Department of Transportation’s SPaT (Signal ...
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Department of Energy (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory researchers have launched a pair of artificial intelligence projects to address traffic optimization and pollution reduction. UC Ber...
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The Librarian of Congress added an exemption to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) this week which will allow third-party repair providers more ability to service vehicles. The exemption ...
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The city of Denver recently launched an on-demand shuttle service for people commuting in and around the Capitol Hill, Civic Center and Cherry Creek neighborhoods. The six-month pilot service will...
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The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) recently submitted comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on the Trump Admin...
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Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) introduced last week legislation designed to enhance nation’s freight systems by making crucial investments in ports, railways, and intermodal hubs. Carper said his bill wo...
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As the popularity of online food ordering continues to grow, the Uber Eats service announced that they intend to reach 70 percent of the U.S. population by the end of 2018. Uber Eats, originally l...
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Griff Lynch, Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) executive director, recently spoke at the Brunswick State of the Port, outlining the success of fiscal year 2018, which ended in June. The port’s achiev...
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As modern vehicles grow more and more reliant on advanced technology, an unpleasant side effect reported by AAA is that even the most minor of collisions could now cost drivers thousands in repair cos...
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Savannah Mobility Contractors JV, the design-build team for the 16@95 Improvement Projects in Chatham County, recently received the first of three Notices to Proceed (NTP) from the Georgia Department ...
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Avis Budget Group and Ford Commercial Solutions have reached an agreement to connect more than 35,000 Ford vehicles in Avis Budget Group’s U.S. fleet. Officials said the partnership would enhance...
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A $9.7 million project to shuffle and upgrade parts of the Pembina-Emerson Port of Entry in North Dakota concluded this week with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by federal and state officials. ...
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Twenty-three U.S. senators recently sent a letter to Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao and Andrew Wheeler, Environmental Protection Agency acting administrator, urging the Trump Administration t...
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The governments of the state of Alaska and the Canadian territory of Yukon are collaborating to secure funding for the Shakwak Project, a section of highway that runs from Haines, Alaska, to Beaver Cr...
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A new report from the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) found that traffic congestion on the United States National Highway System alone caused the trucking industry to lose nearly $74...
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An American Automobile Association (AAA) report has determined gas prices are declining during October. Officials point to reduced refinery runs, due to peak maintenance season, as contributing fac...
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