Omnitracs Analytics announced March 8 that Pride Transport, Inc., has begun utilizing Omnitracs Analytics Driver Retention Model across its fleet to help reduce turnover and improve driver safety. Read More »

BodyAccording to a report released today by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), Americans took a record 10.8 billion trips on public transportation in 2014, the highest annual number in 58 years. Read More »

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) President John Cox said Friday that Joyce Taylor will become vice chair of the association's Highways Subcommittee for Design and Thomas Byron will become vice chair of the AASHTO Innovation Initiative. Read More »

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Friday that it has finished redesigning the National Automotive Sampling System Crashworthiness Data System (NASS-CDS). Read More »

BodySecretary of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Mike Hancock wrote an opinion piece in the capital city’s newspaper to strike back against a letter-writer who criticized the bill that would stabilize fuel user fees and highway revenue. Read More »

Joseph Boardman, president and CEO of Amtrak, released the following statement on Friday regarding an announcement by the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT). Read More »

BodyThe Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority, TheRide, has announced the three finalists for the chief executive officer position. Read More »

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has been called upon by the American Trucking Associations (ATA) to fix the Compliance, Safety, and Accountability (CSA) system. These actions were taken since the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and a key Senator criticized the current system. Read More »

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) released its quarterly Gray Notebook report last week. The report offers an in-depth update on pavement-preservation efforts. The report said the backlogs regarding road preservation are long, and that it may be a while before drivers see any improvements on paved roads. Read More »

Program covers shipment of biological, hazardous goods and dry ice. Read More »

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) said on Thursday that it will allow the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) to implement an experimental system for awarding highway contracts. Read More »

Facts and figures help the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) come up with ways to improve the nation’s infrastructure and create better and safer ways to travel. All of the data collected from the DOT is given to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) within the DOT’s Office of Research and Technology. Read More »

Earlier this week, U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) introduced the Railroad Safety and Positive Train Control Extension Act. Read More »

U.S. Rep. Leonard Lance (R-NJ) strongly supports passage of the Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015 (H.R. 749). Read More »

A $215 million construction project aimed at easing traffic congestion on Interstate 5 of the Santa Ana Freeway has begun. Read More »

Addition of express lanes expected to ease travel congestion. Read More »

Draft plan part of McCrory's 25-year vision for North Carolina Read More »

More than 260 local, regional and state chambers of commerce around the country sent a letter on Tuesday to Congress, urging lawmakers to resolve issues surrounding the funding of the federal Highway Trust Fund, which will run out of money in May. Read More »

The U.S. House passed the Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015 (PRRIA) on Wednesday in an effort to improve the country's passenger rail system, including Amtrak. Read More »

Transport company becomes Gold Level Partner with WIT Read More »