The Kansas Department of Transportation and the Kansas Turnpike Authority transload facility site analysis team have chosen seven finalists for a proposed Kansas transload shipping center site. The finalists were chosen from 111 proposals. Read More »

Charmaine Stephenson, the director of Truckmasters Global Truck Recyclers Party Ltd., was recently honored for her excellence in the transportation industry. Stephenson was chosen as a CIP member of Worldwide Banking reflecting professional and personal success. Read More »

Sen. Dick Durbin (D–IL) said that unless Congress acts on a solution for transportation funding by the end of July, funds for mass transit agencies and states will be stopped or slowed down, jeopardizing jobs and infrastructure projects throughout the U.S. Read More »

Dicom Transportation Group, a business-to-business transportation services provider based in Montreal, acquired Extra Express, which is located in Los Angeles. Dicom now has “final mile” and distribution capabilities throughout the western U.S. Read More »

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association sent a letter to the U.S. Senate Monday night urging passage of a long-term solution to the Highway Trust Fund. Read More »

A recent poll shows that the Port of Oakland significantly benefits the local area by positively affecting the local economy, creating jobs and supporting local communities. Read More »

Sterling Construction Company recently said on Monday that it is the low bidder for a highway-widening project with the Texas Department of Transportation. Read More »

U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Dist. 5), a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD), recently held a roundtable discussion late last week in Chicago about transportation funding. Read More »

California Gov. Jerry Brown recently released executive order B-32-15 to encourage further sustainable-transportation projects. Read More »

The North Carolina Department of Transportation has formed a public-private partnership with I-77 Mobility Partners for the construction and operation of a major toll road in a critical business corridor in the Charlotte region. Read More »

House looks at short-term solutions while Senate continues to look to the future. Read More »

Con-way Freight, a less-than-truckload carrier and subsidiary of Conway Inc., recently announced the latest upgrade cycle for its fleet in 2015. The upgrade includes 875 new Daimler Freightliner trackers, which will replace older units in the fleet. Read More »

Sen. Dean Heller (R–NV) announced three of his priorities for economic development and transportation safety have been include in SB 1732 -- the Safety Through Informed Consumers Act, Hours of Service Exemptions for some drivers, and the Safe Streets Amendment. Read More »

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics, a branch of the U.S. Department of Transportation, reported on the U.S. airlines’ systemwide scheduled service load factor for April 2015. The systemwide load factor measures the use of airline capacity. Read More »

Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) recently became a member of a bipartisan majority that seeks to pass the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014, Part I, known as H.R. 3038. After voting, she released a statement about the act and her decision. Read More »

Gov. Jay Inslee recently signed new funding packages for freight-focused transportation and the freight corridor at the Port of Everett. Inslee signed a transportation package worth $16 billion that will invest over $700 million in Snohomish County. Read More »

Cubic Transportation Systems, a business branch of Cubic Corp., recently announced that a representative of the company will participate in a panel about big data’s future at the Intelligent Transportation Society of America Seattle Symposium. Read More »

Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD) recently released a statement about the Highway Transportation Funding Act of 2015, also known as HR 3038. The statement explains her vote against the bill, even though the bill was passed by the House. The vote was 312-119. Read More »

After viewing a variety of high-technology head-up displays (HUDs), the automotive industry has shown interest in adopting new imaging technology that has the widest field of view (FOV): 12 degrees by five degrees. Read More »

Despite veto of short-term fix, legislation clears House by a vote of 312 to 119. Read More »