A4A supports confirmation of Hart as NTSB chairman
Airlines for America (A4A) recently commended the U.S. Senate for its unanimous confirmation of Christopher Hart to serve as chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). Read More »
Airlines for America (A4A) recently commended the U.S. Senate for its unanimous confirmation of Christopher Hart to serve as chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). Read More »
Quester Tangent, a North American supplier of train electronics and software solutions for the rail transit industry, on Tuesday announced a global framework agreement with Alstom Transport. Read More »
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx’s draft framework for the future of transportation, titled "Beyond Traffic: Trends and Choices," outlines the dramatic changes the American transportation infrastructure will see over the next thirty years. Read More »
DOT money to be used to reduce traffic safety problems. Read More »
According to a recent report, representatives from the Transport Workers Union (TWU) recently met with staff and leaders from American Airlines and US Airways. The 6-day meeting was intense for everyone involved. Read More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) recently launched its Toward Zero Deaths (TZD) initiative. 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 »
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 »
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx proposed a new pilot program on Tuesday that will explore ways to make it easier for cities and states to hire local residents for transportation projects and keep federal investments closer to home. Read More »
More than 80 percent of voters say "no" to increase in Passenger Facility Charge Read More »