FLO expands curbside charging in Boston
On Wednesday, North American electric vehicle charging company FLO announced it would be expanding its curbside charging in Boston. The project, which will deploy the company’s FLO Core+ MAX Lev...
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Massachusetts awarded $472.3M to replace North Station Draw One Bridge
The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) a $472.3 million National Infrastructure Project Assistance program grant to replace the No...
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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration approves $140M in grants to advance CDL programs
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced it had awarded more than $140 million in grants to states and schools to advance comm...
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Kristin White
FHWA names acting federal highway administrator
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced that Kristin White began serving as acting federal highway administrator, effective Sept. 11. “I am honored and humbled to lead the Federal Hi...
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Scoping report released for New York State Route 17 project
On Thursday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the scoping report for the State Route 17 project in Orange and Sullivan counties had been completed. The proposed 30-mile project would help redu...
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Plug in America responds to federal guidance on Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property tax credit
Plug In America, a nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the use of plug-in electric vehicles in the United States through education, advocacy and research, issued a statement following the...
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Backlog funding for rural transportation system totals $198B, according to report
In the United States, there is a $198 billion backlog in funding for repairs and improvements to the rural transportation system, according to report by TRIP, a private nonprofit organization that res...
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New York MTA releases proposed capital plan through 2029
On Wednesday, the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority released its $68.4 billion capital plan, the largest state of good repair investment in MTA history. The plan would dedicate more than 90 ...
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Legislation to combat roadside deaths due to disabled vehicles introduced
On Monday, U.S. Reps. Rudy Yakym (R-IN) and Troy Carter, Sr., (D-LA) introduced legislation to combat deaths due to disabled vehicles on roadways. The legislation, Preventing Roadside Deaths Act, ...
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Maryland awards more than $13.3M in federal highway safety grants
The Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration recently awarded 87 agencies, organizations and programs more than $13.3 million in federal highway safety grants. The admin...
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ATA urges EPA to reject California’s Advanced Clean Fleets Rule
On Monday, the American Trucking Association (ATA) filed comments with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency deriding California’s Advanced Clean Fleets Rule as “ill-conceived” and “unattai...
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Garrett Eucalitto
AASHTO names Garrett Eucalitto as new president
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), a nonprofit association representing departments of transportation in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puer...
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FHWA announces $802M for repairs to roads, bridges due to natural disasters
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced $802 million in funding to help with repairs to roads and bridges damaged in natural disasters and ...
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Clean Energy Fuels Corp. launches program allowing heavy-duty fleets to use natural gas engine
Clean Energy Fuels Corp., a provider of clean fuel for the transportation market, recently launched a program that allows heavy-duty fleets to operate a truck equipped with the Cummins 15-liter X15N n...
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USDOT request information on medium- and heavy-duty EV charging infrastructure
A new Request for Information from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration seeks input from stakeholders on the technology and infrastructure needs for medium- to heav...
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NHTSA rule would reduce the risk of serious-to-fatal injuries of pedestrians
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently proposed a rule intended to reduce fatalities and serious injuries of pedestrians struck by vehicles. The proposed rule would re...
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Trucks moved less freight in 2023 than 2022, report says
Trucks moved 11.18 billion tons of freight in 2023, down from the 11.46 billion tons in 2022, according to a recently American Trucking Associations (ATA) report Other findings from the report, Ame...
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Hyundai, GM partner to accelerate vehicle development
Hyundai Motor Co. and General Motors (GM) recently signed an agreement to explore future collaboration. "This partnership will enable Hyundai Motor and GM to evaluate opportunities to enhance compe...
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North Carolina announces first award in EV charging station program
On Wednesday, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced the first round of awards for developer to install and operate Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations using National Electric Vehicle Infrastruc...
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Legislation introduced to fix rural roads, bridges transporting farm goods
On Tuesday, U.S. Reps. David Valadao (R-CA) and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) introduced legislation that would fix local roads and bridges used to transport goods from farms to markets. The l...
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