Chicago city council recently passed an ordinance requiring life-saving equipment on large trucks as part of the city’s Vision Zero Action Plan. The Vision Zero Action Plan is a multi-agency prog...
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The Mid American Association of State Transportation Officials recently recognized two newly-completed Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) projects as part of its 10th annual America’s Tran...
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With support from U.S. Rep. Mimi Walters (R-CA), the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) gained $628.93 million in loans from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) this week to fuel th...
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The House Energy and Commerce Committee recently advanced the SELF DRIVE Act, a bill designed to support the development and deployment of automated vehicles. Language from five bills were included...
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The seventh annual National Drive Electric Week, coming this September, has organizers claiming it is on track to host more events than any previous year, with 175 events already registered globally. ...
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New York City’s change to Transit Signal Priority (TSP) technology for bus routes has resulted in travel times improving by an average of 18 percent, according to a recent report from the New York C...
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Members of American Trucking Associations (ATA) program sponsored by PeopleNet, LEAD ATA, recently visited Washington D.C. to attend congressional meetings. LEAD ATA is a program designed to prepar...
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In response to reports that the implementation deadline for electronic logging devices (ELDs) could extend past December, the American Trucking Association recently sent a public letter to the Federal...
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The U.S. House Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protections recently advanced a bill promoting autonomous vehicle development and testing. Several amendments we...
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently released the newest National Highway Construction Cost Index (NHCCI), which estimates the rising cost of domestic highway construction and maint...
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In response to reports that the Trump Administration was open to terminating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), an international group of automotive trade associations submitted a public...
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The nation’s freight volume will increase 2.8 percent this year, according to the American Trucking Associations (ATA) Freight Transportation Forecast 2017, and 15.18 billion tons of freight will be...
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The Department of Energy's (DOE) Battery500 consortium recently awarded more than $5.7 million in funding awarded to 15 different projects related to electric-vehicle batteries. The projects were p...
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In a vote this week, legislators of the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection advanced a bill that would shake up the issues surrounding self-driving vehicles. Proponents have of...
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The American Trucking Associations (ATA) recently announced its advanced seasonally-adjusted (SA) for-hire truck tonnage index fell 4.3 percent during the month of June, equaling 138.5. The June i...
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The American Public Transportation Association (APTA), a group of more than 1,500 organizations, opposes the House Appropriations Committee’s Budget Resolution for fiscal year 2018 which would cut f...
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Six trade organizations recently praised U.S. Reps. Diane Black (R-TN) and Ron Kind (D-WI) for introducing the biodiesel blenders’ tax credit extension bill. The most recent credit expired nearly...
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Tesla, Inc. recently named Linda Johnson Rice, chairman and CEO of Johnson Publishing Company, and James Murdoch, CEO of 21st Century Fox, to the company’s board of directors. Rice currently ser...
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The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) recently refunded Highway Enhancement through Local Partnerships (H.E.L.P) bonds, saving the state $3.8 million, according to Transportation Commiss...
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The Lightweight Materials Consortium, sponsored by the Department of Energy’s (DOE) LightMAT, aims to develop lighter weight vehicles and increase fuel efficiency. LightMat is supported by the DO...
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