Freight shipments in the for-hire transportation industry down 1.8% compared to March Read More »

U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and U.S. Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Transportation Empowerment Act in both chambers of Congress on Wednesday.The bill would shift a large portion of decision-making power  over transportation funding to individual states. Read More »

The American Great Lakes Ports Association, Lake Carriers’ Association, Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation and Fednav Limited recently partnered to sponsor a bi-national public affairs program -- the Great Lakes Seaway Partnership. Read More »

Roadnet Technologies, an Omnitracs company that specializes in software for transportation logistics, recently said it has developed Roadnet Transportation Suite 3.7.1 to improve driver productivity and route visibility. 3.7.1 is the second update this year.  Read More »

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a Draft Environmental Assessment of the Southern California Metroplex project, which will replace conventional air traffic operations with satellite-based systems, the FAA said on Wednesday. Read More »

A report from the National Research Council's Transportation Research Board said regulations and procedures are out of date and failing to meet the needs of many rail shippers in today's marketplace, the council said on Wednesday. Read More »

“We’re in a crisis and we want to educate the public on the crisis, how it came about, what can be done to increase transportation funding and to encourage our legislators to do something about it,” said Susie Alcorn of the Tennessee Infrastructure Alliance. Read More »

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) recently announced that Andres Conesa, CEO of Aeromexico, has been named chairperson of its board of governors for a one-year term -- he will be the first Mexican to hold the position. Read More »

The American Trucking Associations and the American Road & Transportation Builders Association oppose legislation introduced by two Republican lawmakers that would significantly reduce the federal gas tax. Read More »

Gwinnett County, Ga., commissioners are struggling to plan for future transportation projects after the state recently said more than 100 projects totaling $447 million have been postponed due to the failure of Congress to pass a long-term highway-funding plan. Read More »

The New York State Senate approved two bills this week that are aimed at improving the safety of riders using public transportation. S. 3203 would make it a crime for a person to rub sexual or intimate body parts on another person on public transportation. Read More »

Experienced technology executive Sean Whiteley has joined Cargomatic as their chief operating officer, where he will be responsible for operations and sales and marketing, as the company continues its goal of transforming local trucking through mobile technology. Read More »

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) donated a $16.8-million grant this week to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall (BWI) Airport to complete the fourth of a multi-phase comprehensive taxiway improvement program for two runways. Read More »

Roadrunner Transportation Systems said on Friday that it is expanding less-the-truckload freight service in the Phoenix and Salt Lake City metropolitan areas. Outbound service will begin in Phoenix on Monday and on July 20 in Salt Lake City. Read More »

U.S. Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) recently introduced a bill on Thursday that would give states and localities far more control over their infrastructure spending by phasing out the federal gas tax. The bill, S.1541, titled the Transportation Empowerment Act. Read More »

Montgomery County (Maryland) Executive Isiah Leggett said transportation infrastructure is one of the most important issues facing the region during a Friday meeting of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) Board of Directors. Read More »

Logistics Management magazine recently ranked global third-party logistics (3PL) provider Transportation Insight No. 37 on its list of the top 50 U.S. 3PL providers based on gross logistics revenue, Transportation Insight said on Thursday. Read More »

Drivers in southwest Washington state will encounter highway construction as crews begin work this month  to repair worn and damaged pavement on State Routes (SR) 501, 503 and 14, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) said on Thursday. Read More »

Union for service and sales agents said contract reaches important goals set by members. Read More »

The Oregon Department of Transportation, and U.S. Reps. Lou Barletta, R.-Pa., and Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., have each stated their opposition to the legislation that calls for reducing the gas tax and giving states more say in how they spend federal transportation funds. Read More »