Sensor system manufacturer FLIR Systems recently debuted two thermal-imaging cameras for the automotive industry. The first camera, a next-generation thermal vision Automotive Development Kit (ADK)...
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The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) recently filed a class action complaint against Gov. Eric Holcomb, Indiana Department of Transportation Commissioner Joe McGuinness, the Indi...
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Volkswagen Group of America recently said it would be investing $800 million to expand its Chattanooga, Tenn., factory. The plant will create approximately 1,000 jobs and will build all-electric v...
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The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) recently approved a modified version of a five-year electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure pilot program proposed by four of the state’s largest e...
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Motor vehicle crashes in North Dakota fell 10 percent in 2018 to 104 fatalities, according to North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) crash data and the North Dakota Highway Patrol (NDHP). ...
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The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) has said it disagrees with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) recent decision to grant a petition that preempts Cali...
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During the third quarter of 2018, 2.5 billion trips were made on U.S. public transportation, according to the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), a 1.75 percent decrease from the third ...
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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam recently released a legislative proposal, based on a study by the Commonwealth Transportation Board, that would fund $2.2 billion in Interstate 81 Corridor critical improve...
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The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has ordered 194 electric-hybrid buses from BAE Systems. The buses will operate on BAE’s Series-ER extended range propulsion system. The elec...
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The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) plans to launch a new system next month that will make it much easier for truck drivers to find safe parking. The Truck Parking Information Management S...
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Steve Williams, founder of the Alliance for Driver Safety & Security, recently released a statement recommitting the trucking industry to safety objectives for the coming year. In 2018, large-truck...
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U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-SD), chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, said Wednesday he supports the Senate confirmation of Patrick Fuchs to the Surface Transportation Board...
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December marked the cheapest gasoline since 2016, with prices 26 cents less than November and 6 cents less than 2017. This week, prices in nine states are less than $2.00 a gallon, and the national...
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The American Trucking Associations (ATA) recently applauded U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao for asserting the federal government’s role in regulating interstate commerce by granting a peti...
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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) recently authorized self-driving car startup Zoox to become the state’s first company to provide autonomous-vehicle (AV) passenger service to the pu...
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) awarded more than $100,000 in grant funding last week to five states and one territory through the Governors Highway Safety Association to su...
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A coalition of nine members of the Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) has announced a plan to design a new regional low-carbon transportation policy, which would cap and reduce carbon emissio...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) should extend the same pro-innovation regulatory approach to private freight railroads that is afforded to highway vehicles, the Association of American R...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced Tuesday that it is seeking public comment on the use and integration of Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) communications technologies in transportatio...
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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) on Dec. 14 approved the Innovative Clean Transit regulation, a statewide goal to gradually transition public transit agencies to 100 percent zero-emission bus...
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