Impact & Regulations, Travel & Public Transit
March 18, 2024
Via: Transportation TodayOn Thursday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) said it had awarded nearly $1 million in grants to support multi-state and regional passenger rail service efforts. The $900,000 in Interstate Rail Compacts (IRC) Grants, part of the […]
March 6, 2024
Via: Offshore EnergyAs explained, the company will leverage Hanwha Engine’s experience in marine engine production and the synergy among Hanwha affiliates to develop and commercialize eco-friendly fuel engines. Specifically, it plans to actively develop and commercialize ships powered by eco-friendly fuels, including […]
February 27, 2024
Via: Tech XploreIt was seven years ago that Matthew Belasco started worrying about the health of students riding the bus at Pittsburg Unified in California. As he watched hundreds of youth pile onto the big yellow vehicles each day, his eyes focused […]
February 20, 2024
Via: FreightWavesThe top three carrier expenses are fuel, maintenance and insurance – things that are crucial to the success of a trucking company but that have seen a drastic uptick in cost the past few years. A new law in New […]
February 15, 2024
Via: Tech XploreLast fall’s contentious United Auto Workers’ strike changed Ford’s relationship with the union to the point where it will “think carefully” about where it builds future vehicles, Ford’s top executive said Thursday. CEO Jim Farley told the Wolfe Research Global […]
February 2, 2024
Via: FreightWavesIf you thought last year’s veto of a Teamsters-backed ban on heavy-duty autonomous trucking in California put the issue to rest, think again. While 23 states allow at least testing of driverless trucking, emerging challenges resemble the arcade game Whac-A-Mole. […]
January 30, 2024
Via: Tech XploreIn the past 15 months, no one has been more responsible for safety on the nation’s roads than Ann Carlson. For much of that time she has served as acting administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, where she […]
January 30, 2024
Via: Transportation TodayThe New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) recently completed a $2.7 million truck parking initiative along Interstate 10. “NMDOT is excited to implement this first-of-its-kind system in New Mexico and is committed to finding and implementing technology to support safety […]
January 29, 2024
Via: Transportation TodayThe Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently awarded more than $39.6 million in 2022-2023 Medium and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicle Pilot grants to 16 applicants for the replacement of diesel-fueled fleets with zero-emission vehicles. The grant program was created to […]
January 25, 2024
Via: Transportation TodayOn Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) said it was providing more than $729 million to help states and territories repair and rebuild roads and bridges damaged due to natural disasters and extreme weather events. The […]
January 19, 2024
Via: Transportation TodayU.S. Sens. Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) introduced legislation on Wednesday that would help state and local governments improve emergency evacuation plans. The Emergency Vehicle and Community (EVAC) Planning Act, S. 3605, would require the U.S. Department of […]
January 19, 2024
Via: Tech XploreNew research published in the Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems titled “Data-driven transfer learning framework for estimating on-ramp and off-ramp traffic flows” introduces a data-driven framework using transfer learning to estimate freeway ramp flows accurately from mainline loop detector data. […]
January 12, 2024
Via: Tech XploreThe top U.S. telecommunications regulator is asking automakers how they plan to protect people from being stalked or harassed by partners who have access to vehicle location and other data. In a letter sent Thursday to nine large automakers, Federal […]
January 9, 2024
Via: FreightWavesThe Supreme Court has again rejected a review of the question of broker liability in a case involving the death or injury of a person struck by a truck that was booked by a 3PL. However, unlike the case of […]
January 3, 2024
Via: Offshore EnergyWith the Israel-Gaza crisis in full swing, the Red Sea, which sees a lot of maritime traffic between Europe and Asia with its connection to the Mediterranean Sea via the Suez Canal, became a flurry of maritime incidents after the […]
January 2, 2024
Via: Offshore EnergyThe National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) confirmed the approval of Shell’s environment plan in December 2023, enabling the oil major to undertake the Crux seabed survey within production licenses AC/PL1 and WA-33-PL. This seabed survey will […]
December 28, 2023
Via: Transportation TodayMembers of Florida’s Democratic Congressional Delegation recently sent a letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis, urging him to accept $320 million in federal Carbon Reduction Program funds to reduce carbon pollution and improve the state’s transportation network. Florida is the only […]
December 28, 2023
Via: Transportation TodayThe Idaho Transportation Department is conducting a preliminary testing program in North Idaho to assess the efficiency of increasing visibility on plows with the goal of reducing the number of accidents. Green and yellow are among the most highly visible, […]
December 26, 2023
Via: FreightWavesAll forms of fraud – from double-brokering schemes to hacking attempts – are on the rise across the logistics industry. Due to a number of isolating factors, companies that tend to operate in a vacuum instead of collaborating with industry […]
December 26, 2023
Via: FreightWavesTuesday marked the end of the eight-week decline in the benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges. The Department of Energy/Energy Information Administration price posted a 2-cents-per-gallon increase. The upward move to $3.914 a gallon marked the first increase […]