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Lawmakers urge DOT to provide more information on railroads shipping highly flammable Bakken crude oil.

The National Council on Disability (NCD), an independent federal agency that advises the president, Congress and other federal agencies on disability policy, released an assessment Monday of surface transportation for…

The Iowa Department of Transportation’s (IDOT) Interstate 74 construction project in the Quad Cities was recently recognized with an Eddy Award from the nonprofit group River Action.

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) was recently recognized for its environmental protection efforts during the rebuilding of the San Pedro Bridge through a complex conservation area on State Route…

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) recently launched a new website that is a one-stop location for visitors to keep up with Missouri’s 325 system.

Graduates honored at National Private Truck Council conference

Transport company will help in tracking, reducing emissions and fuel use from goods movement.

BodyThe installation of a vital component to the new State Route 520 floating bridge in Washington began last week.

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) selected Stanley Consultants to evaluate the social, cultural, natural and physical environmental impacts of two proposed transportation projects.

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation said Friday that advanced wrong-way driving detection systems are being activated at 24 locations across the state

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said April 23 that Club Ride Commuter Services, a free program of the Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Southern Nevada, is receiving its Clean…

U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced legislation recently to require federally funded transportation projects to use U.S. steel, iron and manufactured products whenever possible. “When we…

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton applauded the U.S. Department of Transportation’s announcement last week of new measures to improve the safety of trains carrying highly flammable Bakken crude oil by reducing…

Representatives of Metra management and transportation unions joined officials from the Federal Railroad Administration last week to announce the creation of a “Confidential Close Call Reporting System,” designed to proactively…

Penske Truck Leasing Co. received the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Air Technology Award on Friday.

North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory provided details on Friday about Connect NC bond proposals that will connect North Carolina cities and towns by building new roads,and education facilities, and upgrading…

Caltrans last week announced the release of its new 2015-2020 Strategic Management Plan, a roadmap of how Caltrans will meet the goals it has set for itself.

MV Transportation Inc. on Monday announced that Bob Pagorek has been named executive vice president and chief financial officer.

Policy to build safer streets aims for zero traffic fatalities by 2024.

The Red River & Valley Western Railroad  (RRVW) said Tuesday that Nate Asplund will replace Andy Thompson as president and CEO.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded the Greater Asheville Regional Airport Authority a $10 million grant to use toward its ongoing airfield redevelopment project, U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC)…

Washington state House Democrats released a new plan for transportation revenue and investment on Monday, which makes changes to the proposal they passed two years ago and sets up a…

Gov. David Ige last week signed a proclamation that authorizes the Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) to begin emergency highway repair work on Kamehameha Highway in Ka’a’awa between the Makaua…

The Air Transport News Awards recognized air transport IT specialist, SITA, as its IT Company of the Year on March 24, for the second time in the past three years.