For the second consecutive year, operational costs related to employees were higher than fuel costs in 2016, according to a report by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI). The aver...
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Hankook Tire recently hosted a grand opening ceremony for its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Clarksville, Tennessee. The $800 million Tennessee plant is Hankook’s eighth manufacturing fac...
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The Florida Public Service Commission recently held a roundtable discussion on electric-vehicle (EV) infrastructure. The roundtable, featuring utility, manufacturer, and industry development repres...
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Luxury rental car service Sixt Rent-a-Car recently announced the opening of a new location at the San Diego International Airport. Former San Diego Mayor and current President of the San Diego Reg...
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Employees at auto-glass manufacturer Fuyao Glass America filed a request Monday with the National Labor Relations Board, citing unfair and unequal treatment on the job as well as unsafe, arbitrary pol...
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Nearly a third of Chinese companies expect their travel budgets to grow over the next year, according to CITS American Express Global Business Travel’s 2017 China Business Travel Survey. A year a...
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Daimler AG is testing its latest autonomous vehicle, self-driving snow plows, on the site of the former Pferdsfeld airbase in Germany, which would be used for snow removal at airports. The test cal...
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A program run by the UPS Foundation, in conjunction with Boys & Girls Clubs of America and National Teen Driver Safety Week (NTDSW), is expanding into three new cities this year. The UPS Road Code ...
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The House Committee on Financial Services recently advanced a bill that would increase consumers' access to lender privacy policies and modernize the privacy notification process of auto lenders. T...
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PPL Electric Utilities, a Pennsylvania electric provider, recently donated eight Level 2 charging stations for electric vehicles (EV) and hybrid-electric vehicles to the state. The stations will ...
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel recently announced that the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) approved a federal grant worth $15.5 million to install new electric vehicle charging stations an...
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A U.S. House bill proposes to unify federal and state regulations on fuel economy. The Fuel Economy Harmonization Act, introduced by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MO) and co-sponsored by Rep. Debbie Dingell...
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Following a number of reports that the Trump Administration will push for comprehensive reforms to the U.S. tax code, the American Trucking Association (ATA) released a public statement this week in s...
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The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) recently issued a statement in conjunction with the European Association of Automotive Suppliers in support of free trade. “Worldwide, vehic...
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U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) recently led a hearing by the House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit on the nation’s highway and transit issues. The hearing, Building a 21st Century Infrastructur...
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Globally, 8,000 hybrid electric drive systems are now helping transit buses save fuel and reduce emissions, according to a milestone announcement from producer BAE Systems. The announcement marks ...
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New Flyer of America, Inc, a subsidiary of New Flyer Industries, Inc., recently introduced the next generation of its battery-electric, heavy-duty transit bus called the Xcelsior CHARGE. First unve...
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The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) recently announced the individual and organizational winners of the 2017 APTA Awards at this year’s APTA Annual Meeting and Expo in Atlanta, Geo...
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California Gov. Jerry Brown recently signed a bill that will allow San Francisco voters the opportunity to decide on Regional Measure 3 which would raise tolls on bridges. Under the measure, the Ba...
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Public transit is a $66 billion annual industry, according to the American Public Transportation Association’s (APTA), with every nine out of 10 trips benefiting the economy directly. Investment ...
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