Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) last week asked federal regulators to quickly finalize new rules to make crude oil-by-rail transportation safer in order to protect communities and families throughout North Dakota and the country. Read More »

Texas state Rep. Brooks Landgraf last week proposed the formation of a new grant program that encourages Texas state agencies, municipalities and counties to contribute more of their vehicle fleet to Texas fuel vehicles. Read More »

Senator James Inhofe (R-OK), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, will discuss the reauthorization of MAP-21 during the legislative briefing at the 2015 ACEC Convention and Legislative Summit, which is from April 19 to 22 in Washington D.C. Read More »

A recent announcement from the Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) stated that it has launched its first national advertising campaign for parents of tweens (ages 8-14) and seat belt safety. The campaign encourages parents of tweens to ensure that the youths properly and consistently wear their seat belts when the vehicle is moving. Focus groups with NHTSA discovered that many tired parents do not enforce seat belt use when they drive their chi Read More »

Changes part of Mayor's Summit for Safer People and Safer Streets. Read More »

Rep. Rosa Delauro (D-CT) has joined seven other members of congress to asked companies like Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar, which are companies that crowdsource drivers to those who need rides, to perform finger-printed background checks on drivers before they can start working. Read More »

As part of the Vision Zero Initiative, Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, along with District Transportation Director Leif Dormsjo and Deputy Director Greer Gill, announced a $5 million investment for the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X avenues. Read More »

Motor vehicle fatalities dropped 20 percent in Rhode Island last year Read More »

Gavin James, project sponsor of the Digital Railways Group will be the keynote speaker for this year’s Wifi on Trains Conference. Read More »

The Utah Department of Transportation has selected Rolta to create and distribute the next generation Enterprise Data Warehouse for the organization. Read More »

U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) is calling on U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to protect American jobs and restore a balance between national air carriers and Gulf state subsidized airlines. Read More »

The Teamsters Union on March 10 filed a legal challenge opposing the Department of Transportation’s recent decision to open the border to Mexican trucks. Read More »

Eighty-two tribes will soon receive more than $8.5 million for 94 projects from the Federal Highway Administration Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund for improvements to transportation safety on tribal lands. Read More »

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) recently released a statement regarding legislation passed by the House of Representatives that will study the creation of high-speed rail service from Washington to Boston that bypasses Connecticut. Read More »

Craig Transportation Company has selected Rand McNally's TND 760 mobile fleet management devices for use within its fleet. Read More »

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx on Monday announced $500,000 in emergency relief funds from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration to help the Mississippi Department of Transportation repair federal-aid roads damaged by rainfall. Read More »

Questar Fueling Company, a subsidiary of Questar opens its newest compressed natural gas, or CNG, fueling station in West Valley City, Utah. Read More »

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) recently launched its Toward Zero Deaths (TZD) initiative. Read More »

10-year improvement plan first under new Strategic Investments law. Read More »

NV5 Holdings Inc. has been awarded a $23 million contract with the California Department of Transportation. Read More »