Oklahoma’s infrastructure is slated for a major update, now that the Oklahoma Transportation Commission has signed off on updated improvement plans for the state’s highway and county road systems ...
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Nine states’ departments of transportation recently were awarded $8.4 million in Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Accelerated Innovation Deployment (AID) Demonstration awards. The departmen...
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Hurricane Florence, a Category 4 storm expected to hit between South Carolina and Virginia, will likely have a negative impact on gasoline prices this week on the East Coast. Prices in South Caroli...
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The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) sent a letter on Sept. 5 to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) urging Congress to pa...
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By allowing exemptions for small refiners from their blending obligations under the Renewable Fuel Standard, economists at the University of Missouri’s Food and Agriculture Policy Research Institute...
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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently announced that it would provide $225 million in Competitive Highway Bridge Program (CHBP) grant funds to rural states to maintain bridges. FHWA pu...
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The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) recently signed a three-year agreement with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) allowing NDOT greater control over certain federal environmental ...
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently issued a consumer advisory warning driver concerning odometer fraud following a large-scale vehicle odometer rollback scheme. Odo...
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Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) officials said the commitment of $155 million for US 93 improvements over the next five years aids the effort toward the state’s Interstate 11 project. ...
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A 1916 federal regulation is harming transportation innovations that could improve safety and quality, the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) said in testimony submitted Wed...
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In an effort to improve safety for the state’s highway maintenance workers, the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has introduced the JAWS machine for mounting on state trucks, allowing w...
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Safe Drive Systems (SDS), a developer and distributor of advanced auto safety technologies, recently announced an alliance partnership with Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies in a fleet tech...
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Gasoline prices nationally are averaging $2.83, one-cent less on the week and four-cents less than last month, but 19-cents higher than a year ago, according to the AAA. “With summer in the rearv...
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Under a program run by Eversource, the newly renovated Union Station in Springfield, Mass., now houses the first electric vehicle charging ports in the western portion of the state. Eversource has ...
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently awarded $345 million in competitive preparedness grant programs for fiscal year 2018, which will help governments, nonprofit agencies and the pr...
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A 5-mph reduction of speed limits on city streets can improve safety, new research by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) suggests. IIHS studied Boston, which lowered the speed limit ...
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UPS announced this week the launch of Ware2Go, a new technology company and digital platform focused on aiding small and medium-sized companies get products to customers faster. Ware2Go will certif...
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The Resurface PA initiative aims to repave interstates and patch potholes across 40,000 miles of roads maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT). This year, $7 million ...
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Splitting rest beyond the current eight and two-hour increments allowed under the existing hours-of-service (HOS) rules could save commercial drivers time and money, according to a recent American Tra...
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The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) recently awarded $30.1 million in grants as part of the new Local Freight Impact Fund program. Twenty-one projects in 16 municipalities received...
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