The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) published a final rule on Thursday that aims to simplify and streamline state reporting requirements for behavioral highway safety programs e...
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently announced an initiative to combat driving under the influence of drugs. The initiative will develop ways to improve safety and re...
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The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) recently urged the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to take action on its proposal to establish a new federal motor vehicle...
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Georgia, New Jersey, Illinois and California accounted for the top five congested bottlenecks for trucks in America last year, with “Spaghetti Junction,” where Interstates 285 and 85 North meet in...
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Fewer commercial drivers from Mexico are being flagged for vehicle safety violations at ports of entry following the launch of the Arizona Department of Transportation’s (ADOT) International Border ...
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The American Trucking Associations (ATA) recently asked the nation’s policymakers to endorse its infrastructure plan, Build America Fund, which would address the modernization of bridges and roads. ...
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The number of Americans who are frightened to ride in an autonomous vehicle has decreased from 78 percent in early 2017 to 63 percent, according to a AAA annual survey. The survey also found that 4...
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Americans will see autonomous vehicles (AV) operating by about 2020 in confined areas, with rollout of fully autonomous vehicles on roads and highways by the end of the next decade, according to witne...
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On examining numbers from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), AAA noted this week that January’s higher than normal prices on gas could mean a harder hitting year at the pump overall. ...
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The Department of Interior has reached an agreement to transfer ownership of a swath of land in Alaska’s Izembek National Wildlife Refuge to build a road between King Cove and an all-weather airport...
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The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is offering free rides on Minneapolis’s autonomous shuttle bus Friday through Sunday. The bus runs downtown at Nicollet Mall from 3rd Street to 4th...
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Ohio Gov. John Kasich recently signed an executive order establishing DriveOhio, an initiative designed to create collaboration between developers, manufacturers, and researchers on autonomous and con...
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After the number of opioid-related deaths in Florida jumped 35 percent in 2016, the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) announced on Wednesday that troopers will begin carrying Narcan, a life-saving overdose...
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Restoration and preservation have led to a record request for funding in the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s (KYTC) 2018 Recommended Highway Plan, with $1 billion sought for bridge repairs and pav...
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In an effort to reduce the number of road deaths by 20 percent, the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) recently advocated for lowering the legal blood-alcohol concentration for drivers to 0.05 perc...
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With freight volumes projected to increase by 45 percent by 2045 and the nation’s roadways deteriorating under years of deferred maintenance and wear and tear, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce unveiled ...
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The transportation market is set for a dramatic change by 2030, according to experts from the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), with gains in China offset by falls in Europe and the United States. Coll...
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Efforts to repair damaged roads and bridges in the U.S. Virgin Islands advanced on Tuesday with the release of an additional $6.5 million in Emergency Relief (ER) funds by the U.S. Department of Trans...
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Steve Hughes, president and CEO of HCS International and chairman of the Auto Care Association’s International Trade Committee, recently testified in front of the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) i...
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Driven by the highest levels of consumer demand since 2011, the national gas price average increased 4 cents to $2.53 per gallon last week, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported. In...
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