Advice rankles American Trucking Association President and CEO Bill Graves. Read More »

Minerals Technologies, a New York-based firm marketing specialized mineral-based products, launched its new crop enhancement product Enersol on Tuesday in China. The product is being tested on a number of crops, including corn, soybeans, rice and potatoes. Read More »

Aecon Group Inc., Canada’s largest publicly traded construction company, announced agreements to sell its 45.5 percent share in the Quito International Airport concessionaire, Corporacion Quiport S.A.(Quiport), for more than $232 million. Read More »

National Truck Protection Inc. has partnered with RoadsideMasters,com to offer roadside assistance to commercial trucks. The service offered by RoadsideMasters is a comprehensive set that includes fuel and oil delivery, towing and tire repair. Read More »

Funding for the Federal Transit Administration’s technical assistance and training program will be restored by $2 million under an appropriations bill recently adopted by the U.S. House, monies that will be used to improve access to public transit for individuals with disabilities and seniors. Read More »

The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) said it is forming a new private-public partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to push electric vehicles. Officials hope the collaboration will boost interest in and increase the sales of electric vehicles. Read More »

Service by Air to continue operating as its own brand as part of $12 million deal Read More »

The Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) said Monday that Frank Hugelmeyer will become the association's president when President Richard Coon retires in October.   Hugelmeyer was recommended by the RVIA Presidential Search Committee. Read More »

Board recommends auto manufacturers make systems standard in new vehicles. Read More »

Union Pacific Railroad plans to drop $137 million to bolster California’s rail infrastructure in 2015. Read More »

Money would be used to add highway capacity, pay for new ferry terminal and upgrade 12 bridges. Read More »

Department of Transportation commemorating anniversary with free coffee and New Haven party. Read More »

Leslie Richards, secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), said last week that the state has partnered with Plenary Walsh Keystone Partners (PWKP) to replace 58 bridges this year as part of the Rapid Bridge Replacement Program. PWKP crews will begin work this month. The entire project will involve 558 bridges and is estimated to be complete in three years. Read More »

State recognized for Route 46 project over Musconetcong River, and U.S. 322 Bridge/Mullica Pond Dam Read More »

Leaders from the Federal Aviation Administration and the general aviation industry have started a new campaign called Fly Safe to educate pilots on how to prevent Loss of Control accidents from happening. These types of mishaps kill 450 people each year. Read More »

?The Federal Aviation Administration is leading a global movement to create a performance-based approach for new airworthiness standards for Part 23 general aviation airplanes. Officials say rewriting Part 23 will improve the overall system by increasing safety. Read More »

The Port of Milwaukee recently named Paul Vornholt as municipal port director, a position he had held on an interim basis for more than two years. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said Vornholt’s accomplishments made him the best person to install permanently. Read More »

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) released results on a survey on safety technology relating to vehicle-to-pedestrian (V2P) management.Technology that falls into this category often involves audio and visual alerts and in-vehicle technology. Read More »

The Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) said it has released the 2015-2016 Iowa Transportation Map in paper, web and mobile forms. With the publication of this map, IDOT is planning to release transportation maps every two years to reflect changes in the state's infrastructure and in response to the popularity of the online version, which is updated annually. Read More »

In May, 1.074 million carloads ran, down 9.4 percent from the previous year in statistics on weekly U.S. rail traffic for the first five months of 2015 and volumes for May 15 that were released this week by the Association of American Railroads (AAR). Read More »