American Trucking Associations (ATA) leaders recently pledged that the group would create career opportunities for 10,000 people annually for the next five years. The announcement follows Presiden...
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U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) recently introduced a bill that would enhance the safety of the nation’s bus drivers, following reports of violence against bus drivers by unruly passengers. It...
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U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH) introduced a bill this week that would give the same regulatory treatment to natural gas vehicles that is given to electric vehicles. The bill, the Light-Duty Natural...
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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), the National Safety Council, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety and AAA recently developed a red light camera checklist for transportation officia...
Read MoreSeventy-four percent of Americans believe Congress should increase public transportation spending, and 75 percent say public transportation is an important option for daily commuters, according to a s...
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More than 140 bipartisan U.S. Congressional representatives recently sent a letter to Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross concern that tariffs would negatively impact the automotive and auto ...
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Rhode Island’s new tractor-trailer-truck-only tolling program raised $27,322.00 more than forecasted between June 11 and July 10, its first month of operation, and totaled $625,989, according to the...
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A U.S. Energy Information Administration report recently found that the crossover utility vehicle (CUV) share of light-duty vehicles has increased at the expense of cars, despite increases in gasoline...
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently ended the plan to enhance its Safety Management System. Annually, there are approximately 100,000 fatal and injury crashes involving...
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Widespread adoption of autonomous vehicles could cause slightly higher transportation energy consumption, according to a report by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The EIA report ...
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Advance construction for the Gordie Howe International Bridge officially broke ground in Michigan this week, marking the beginning of a new addition to the busy Windsor-Detroit trade corridor. In ...
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers from both the House and Senate recently released a joint statement urging Department of Transportation to change the previous administration’s automated vehicle polic...
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INRIX, a connected car services and transportation analytics provider, launched a pilot service this week to aid autonomous vehicle deployment. The platform, INRIX AV Road Rules, is meant to serve ...
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Five states’ safety offices recently received grants from the Governors Highway Safety Association and Ford Driving Skills for Life (Ford DSFL) to fund teen safe driving programs. The grants were...
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City, state, and federal officials recently joined with freight industry experts in unveiling a plan to modernize New York City’s distribution systems. Architects of the $100 million plan, Freigh...
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The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) recently won an America's Transportation Award in the operations excellence category at the 2018 Northeast Association of State Transportation Offici...
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Six state departments of transportation projects have garnered regional America's Transportation Awards accolades for stellar industry work. The 11th annual competition, which is sponsored by the A...
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Following the massive Takata air bag recall, which began in 2013, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has now called on automakers to detail replacement efforts on their website...
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Colorado's first state-owned and operated interregional bus system, Bustang, exceeded ridership and revenue projections for its first three years of service. Bustang began operation on July 13, 201...
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U.S. Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV) urged the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) last week to choose Nevada as the site of future, national dialogues on the evolving technology of autonomous vehicles. ...
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