New research indicates that drowsy driving could be a far greater traffic safety hazard, with the percentage of crashes involving drowsy drivers being eight times higher than previously believed, AAA ...
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While drivers in South Dakota can be charged, but not directly pulled over, for texting while driving, a new bill advanced by the South Dakota House Judiciary Committee will reclassify distracted driv...
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Plug In America, a national nonprofit organization aimed at getting Americans to switch to plug-in vehicles, recently urged Congress to lift the federal tax credit cap on electric vehicles (EVs). ...
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Reconstruction is entering its final stage in a $58 million project that has seen work done on three bridges at New York’s Long Island Expressway/Grand Central Parkway Interchange over the last thre...
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The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) released a wide-ranging blueprint on Tuesday to help reduce the number of highway deaths, which increased 5.6 percent last year to 37,461. The GHSA r...
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The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) plans to install technology at seven rest areas that will help truck drivers safely park along high-volume freight corridors. The Regional Truck P...
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In an effort to reduce the number of alcohol-related highway deaths, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) recently recommended reducing legal blood-alcohol concentratio...
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For the sixth consecutive week, the average national gasoline price rose, reaching $2.61 a gallon. That represents a 3-cent increase from a week ago and an 18-cent increase since the end of 2017. â...
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Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) and Machinists Union Local 264 recently reached a collective bargaining agreement after months of negotiations, which will save MBTA more than $60 mil...
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Gov. Rick Scott recently directed the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to make improvements to evacuation routes and to increase fuel capacity during emergencies. “As Florida continues...
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Vehicle sales in the United States dropped 1.6 percent year-over-year in January to 17.16 million annualized units, according to the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU). ...
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The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) recently sent a letter to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), urging the agency to support an exemption from the electro...
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The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) recently announced it is now issuing permits for the testing of connected and automated vehicle (CAV) technologies. The first permit was issued to S...
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Trade organization American Trucking Associations (ATA) and America’s Road Team, a national public outreach program, recently announced they will join Truckers Against Trafficking on Capitol Hill la...
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The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) recently broke ground on a $78 million project to widen and upgrade U.S. Highway 95, a six-mile stretch northwest of Las Vegas, between Ann and Kyle Cany...
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Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey’s executive budget for fiscal year 2019 includes $25.6 million for pavement treatments. These funds are in addition to $15 million the Arizona Department of Transportation (A...
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The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) was encouraged to hear President Donald Trump call for a $1.5 trillion investment in infrastructure at this week’s State of the Union address, b...
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The Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division (AZ MVD) recently launched an upgraded ServiceArizona.com website. The state added the AZ MVD Now portal to the website, that allows ...
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New York’s proposed Long Island tunnel project inched forward on Tuesday with the New York State Department of Transportation issuing a request for expression of interest (RFEI) to glean input on en...
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There are 54,259 structurally deficient bridges in the United States, which are crossed 175 million times daily, according to U.S. Department of Transportation analysis. The rate at which bridges a...
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