The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) recently sent a petition to the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) seeking the repeal of a 102-year-old federal procurement rule....
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Truck drivers’ pay has increased with freight transportation services demand and competition has grown as companies compete for a smaller pool of available drivers, according to the American Truckin...
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The average gasoline price nationwide is $2.61, an increase of 5 cents from last week, despite demand dropping to 9.3 million barrels-per-day. This price is 9 cents higher than February and 33 cen...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently issued a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register which would retain the penalty ...
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The American Truck Dealers (ATD) elected Jodie Teuton, vice president of Kenworth of Louisiana and Southland Truck Leasing, as chairwoman of the organization during an event in Las Vegas last week. ...
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National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Chairman Mark Scarpelli praised new car dealerships for preserving vehicle affordability during his speech at the recent 2018 NADA show in Las Vegas. ...
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The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) applauded President Donald Trump Friday for signing the Fiscal Year 2018 omnibus budget, which provides $13.5 billion for Federal Transit Administ...
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Nissan Motor Co. is officially ramping up the corporate race for leadership in the electric and autonomous market, announcing the M.O.V.E. to 2022 plan, which calls for 1 million electrified vehicles ...
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American Trucking Associations (ATA) and International Foodservice Distributors Association support the recent Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy Act (DRIVE Safe Act). The act...
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Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory are developing models of high- performance fuels to see how they would perform in advanced internal combustion engines as part of the Department of...
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In an Op-Ed published Wednesday in the Washington Times, U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, sounded off a call for cooperation on the nat...
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The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) recently implemented an $85 million program to ensure all state highway-system curb ramps are accessible to people with disabilities by 2021. CDOT s...
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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently launched e-Construction, a paperless, project-management system that allows states’ departments of transportation to create, review, approval, dist...
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Gov. Rick Snyder recently signed into law a bill providing an additional $175 million for transportation projects. The majority of the funds, available from supplemental appropriations for the fis...
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The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) and the National Motorists Association recently filed a class-action lawsuit against the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, saying the turnpik...
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Kelley Blue Book recently launched the Trusted Advisor Program aimed at making the vehicle trade-in and purchase process faster, easier, and more enjoyable. The program is in response to a Cox Auto...
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The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA), along with its divisions, recently requested clarification on a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) exception. DCMA is designed to prote...
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Ed Hubbard, general counsel of the Renewable Fuels Association, recently testified at a House Ways and Means Committee Tax Policy Subcommittee hearing in support of tax incentives. At the hearing, ...
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The future is here, and as carmakers focus on the potential of self-driving vehicles, General Motors is centering production efforts on the state of Michigan. They announced the decision this week ...
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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently published its report on the investigation of a fatal crash on I-70 near Goodland, Kansas. The results confirm the necessity to implement 15...
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