Ray Martinez was confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday as director of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). He is the former chairman and chief administrator of the New Jersey Motor...
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The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) issued a rebuke of the Trump Administration’s proposal for retooling America’s infrastructure this week, critiquing it for proposing cuts to p...
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The American Highway Users Alliance (AHUA) commended the Trump Administration for its newly released infrastructure plan to fix America’s roads. Trump’s plan would invest $1.5 trillion for inf...
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Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) plans a five-year investment in infrastructure, Gov. Tom Wolf said Monday in his budget proposal. The plans include the repair of more than 1,10...
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The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDoT) Transit Administration determined over the weekend that the entire Metro SubwayLink will need to be closed for up to a month while critical repairs are...
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The Idaho Transportation Department (IDT) plans to invest $17 million on US-12 in north-central Idaho for improvements, scheduled this summer, that include replacing the bridges over the Maggie and Fi...
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A new report titled, Major Highway Projects, Trunk Highway Fund Expenditures and Efficiencies, has found that the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) saved state taxpayers as much as $83 mi...
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With active Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) found in the blood of drivers involved in 77 traffic fatalities in Colorado in 2016, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and 18 community groups and...
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New research indicates that drowsy driving could be a far greater traffic safety hazard, with the percentage of crashes involving drowsy drivers being eight times higher than previously believed, AAA ...
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While drivers in South Dakota can be charged, but not directly pulled over, for texting while driving, a new bill advanced by the South Dakota House Judiciary Committee will reclassify distracted driv...
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Plug In America, a national nonprofit organization aimed at getting Americans to switch to plug-in vehicles, recently urged Congress to lift the federal tax credit cap on electric vehicles (EVs). ...
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Reconstruction is entering its final stage in a $58 million project that has seen work done on three bridges at New York’s Long Island Expressway/Grand Central Parkway Interchange over the last thre...
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The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) released a wide-ranging blueprint on Tuesday to help reduce the number of highway deaths, which increased 5.6 percent last year to 37,461. The GHSA r...
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The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) plans to install technology at seven rest areas that will help truck drivers safely park along high-volume freight corridors. The Regional Truck P...
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In an effort to reduce the number of alcohol-related highway deaths, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) recently recommended reducing legal blood-alcohol concentratio...
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For the sixth consecutive week, the average national gasoline price rose, reaching $2.61 a gallon. That represents a 3-cent increase from a week ago and an 18-cent increase since the end of 2017. â...
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Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) and Machinists Union Local 264 recently reached a collective bargaining agreement after months of negotiations, which will save MBTA more than $60 mil...
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Gov. Rick Scott recently directed the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to make improvements to evacuation routes and to increase fuel capacity during emergencies. “As Florida continues...
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Vehicle sales in the United States dropped 1.6 percent year-over-year in January to 17.16 million annualized units, according to the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU). ...
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The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) recently sent a letter to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), urging the agency to support an exemption from the electro...
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