Florida, Arizona and New Jersey contractors and governing bodies recently received awards at the 16th annual American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Foundation event that honors public-sector transportation agencies and private-sector firms that are remarkable at protecting environmental design, planning, and construction. Read More »

Members of North Carolina's  Congressional delegation recently introduced two bipartisan bills to create the Military Corridor Transportation Improvement Act that would guarantee that the U.S. 70 corridor in South Carolina will be adopted into the interstate system. Read More »

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently invested in eight grants exceeding $21.2 million in Positive Train Control (PTC) passenger rail and highway-rail grade crossing safety. Read More »

Based on findings from the U.S. Transportation Department's (USDOT)  Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) showing the nation’s airlines’ scheduled service load factor – a measure of the use of airline capacity – was unchanged from December 2014 to January 2015, as seasonally adjusted. Read More »

MV Transportation Inc. on Monday announced that Bob Pagorek has been named executive vice president and chief financial officer. Read More »

Georgia's State Transportation Board (STB) unanimously approved a measure Thursday that will encourage and promote participation in state Department of Transportation (GA DOT) projects funded by the Transportation Funding Act of 2015. Read More »

Community leaders intend to herald the launch of the MCORE (Multimodal Corridor Enhancement) Project at a press conference Tuesday at noon at Alma Mater Plaza on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus. Read More »

Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo recently announced her nomination of Stephanie Ogidan Preston and Princess Bomba to be members of the Rhode Island Public Transportation Authority (RIPTA). Read More »

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu signed an ordinance Wednesday that would permit rideshare companies to operate in New Orleans Parish. Read More »

A $162 million loan for a bridge project on the Ohio River was approved by the Department of Transportation (USDOT), Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced Thursday. Read More »

Sonoco told shareholders at its annual meeting yesterday that the company is making substantial investments to expand its consumer packaging business. Read More »

U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE), chairwoman of the Senate Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security, recently said the federal government should use Nebraska’s infrastructure plan as a national model. Read More »

Caltrans last week announced the release of its new 2015-2020 Strategic Management Plan, a roadmap of how Caltrans will meet the goals it has set for itself. Read More »

North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory provided details on Friday about Connect NC bond proposals that will connect North Carolina cities and towns by building new roads,and education facilities, and upgrading technology. “Today, we are enjoying and benefiting from the investments made by our parents and grandparents,” McCrory said. Read More »

Penske Truck Leasing Co. received the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Air Technology Award on Friday. Read More »

Representatives of Metra management and transportation unions joined officials from the Federal Railroad Administration last week to announce the creation of a “Confidential Close Call Reporting System,” designed to proactively address safety issues and create a positive safety culture. Read More »

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton applauded the U.S. Department of Transportation’s announcement last week of new measures to improve the safety of trains carrying highly flammable Bakken crude oil by reducing the speed at which they travel through Minnesota cities. Read More »

Safe Freight Act introduced in U.S. House of Representatives. Read More »

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet recently awarded the Department of Highways District 10 with four new contracts amounting to more than $900,000. Read More »

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Bureau of Transportation Statistics recently released the latest Transportation Statistics Annual Report, which includes figures on employment, bridges, roads, inspections, fatalities and more. Read More »