The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has initiated a comprehensive study on the challenges facing women truck drivers. The study also will focus on the barriers that discourage wo...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) said this week it was making $4.65 million in “quick release” emergency relief funds available to the U.S. Forest Se...
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The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) recently announced timelines for Moving Florida Forward projects. The Moving Florida Forward Infrastructure Initiative expedites priority infrastruct...
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Construction is progressing on a state-of-the-art bus electrification project that will lead to 53 overhead bus chargers being built in Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island and Brooklyn, New York Gov. Kat...
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On Thursday, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear approved a round of more than $6 million in discretionary road funds for 42 of the state’s local governments. The fund will go toward repairs to local str...
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A total of 200 new truck parking spaces recently opened along Interstate 80 in Wyoming. The parking spaces will improve safety during winter and will allow safe and efficient freight movement. ...
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The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), a nonprofit association representing highway safety offices, updated its policies and priorities at the organization’s 2023 Annual Meeting in New Yor...
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As part of a pilot project to test autonomous vehicles, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced it would debut a driverless shuttle at Newark International Airport The autonomous sh...
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The $111.7 million Bayfront Parkway Central Corridor Improvement Construction Project aims to strengthen the connection between Downtown Erie, Pa., and the Lake Erie Waterfront by improving accessibil...
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Energy use for transportation remained low across the country, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said, with only 12 states seeing an increase in 2021 compared to pre-pandemic levels. E...
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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced last week that the state had awarded more than $11.5 million in federal highway safety grants as part of a statewide focus on reducing roadway crashes and fatalities....
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The Federal Highway Administration (FHA) on Wednesday said it would be taking applications for up to $100 million in grants to improve electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. The grants, part ...
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In a letter to the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU), U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey, both Massachusetts Democrats, asked for an update into what efforts are being made...
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently announced more than $80 million in grant awards through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Funding was awarded to academic institut...
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On Tuesday, the American Trucking Association (ATA) said it supports legislation that would prohibit regulations eliminating the sale of vehicles with internal combustion engines. The bill, H.R. 1...
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Engineering News-Record, a construction trade publication, recently honored the team responsible for an Arizona Department of Transportation project that installed high-speed fiber-optic infrastructur...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will award up to $22 million in Thriving Communities Program grants. Funding will be provided to organizations that provide technical assistance, plannin...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) and the Maricopa County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) a $970,000 Accelerated Innovation De...
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More than 1,500 local government officials sent a letter to Congress Monday opposing any increases in the size and weight of trucks, including single-trailer trucks. Organized by the Coalition Aga...
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According to a new report from the Environmental Defense Fund, electric vehicle and battery manufacturing in the United States increased to nearly $100 billion over the last year. The report, rele...
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