Company plans $120 million in improvements to state's rail operations. Read More »

There is one easy and necessary way to revive the beleaguered Highway Trust Fund: raise the federal gas tax by a minimum of 11 cents per gallon and adjust it for inflation, according to Carl Davis, senior policy analyst with the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP). “Inflation has driven the gas tax down by almost 40 percent,” Davis said. Read More »

Beginning July 1, Oregon will be the first state in the nation to charge car owners not for the fuel they use, but for the miles they drive. Read More »

U.S.Rep. Mike Quigley of Illinois, a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, is disappointed that Congress, once again, has approved a short-term extension for the Highway Trust Fund. Read More »

The Midwest Association of Rail Shippers (MARS) will be discussing market changes and trends during the group's 245th meeting, which will take place July 13-14 in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. The meeting, the theme of which will be “Shippers and Rails Adapt to Changing Markets," will include presentations, panels and speakers that will cover some of the most pressing issues for the industry, which include infrastructure needs, fluctuations in demand for rail equipment and decreasing fuel shipments. Read More »

The Detroit Regional Chamber has called on Gov. Rick Snyder and the state Legislature to develop a solution to fund the state's infrastructure needs by releasing a list of principles on Tuesday. This announcement follows the failure of Proposal 1, which would have generated more transportation funding through a fuel tax increase and other tax hikes. Michigan voters rejected the measure by 80 percent. Read More »

Laura Loomis, the National Parks Conservation Association's deputy vice president for government affairs, released a statement on Tuesday concerning the partial closure of the Arlington Memorial Bridge in Washington, D.C., due to structural deficiencies. Read More »

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), which is responsible for managing the entire city’s transportation as well as the Municipal Railway, recently announced that the Central Subway tunnel portal entrance has been completed. Read More »

rbes magazine recently included Old Dominion Freight Line on its "Best Employers 2015" list. The list included 500 employers, all of which were selected based on an independent survey of 20,000 U.S. workers employed by large U.S. institutions, companies and divisions of international firms. Read More »

NATA clarifies its opinion about air traffic control reform with Senate committee. Read More »

Congressman: "Without a long-term plan, Congress is part of the problem." Read More »

A new publication published by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) says the country is creating cost saving technologies, safety products and state-of-the-art construction equipment to improve transportation projects. Read More »

U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) recently said he intends to provide an amendment to the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015 (HR 2353) to end the cycle of short-term funding extensions under the surface transportation authorization bill, MAP-21. Read More »

Richard McCreary named vice chairman Read More »

The Port of Virginia presented the Scoular Co. with its 2015 Shipper of the Year Award at last week’s annual meeting of the Virginia Maritime Association. Read More »

Representatives from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently stated that the administration plans to implement a series of actions that will allow the reimbursement eligibility process of states to buy and install guardrails and similar roadside safety hardware. Read More »

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx toured Des Moines, Iowa’s Southeast Connector Project (SE) last week as part of a series of visits to projects across the country to highlight the nation’s third annual Infrastructure Week. Read More »

As part of investment, Icahn managing director to join Lyft board Read More »

Experts state that recent proposals to improve aircraft tracking and flight data recovery may help investigators with accidents and recoveries, but there will still be challenges when flights crash and disappear. Read More »

To celebrate National Bike Month, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently launched its new Separated Bike Lane Planning and Design Guide. Read More »