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BALTIMORE — Within about 90 seconds of a dispatcher's warning of an impending crash, police officers who happened to be near the Francis Scott Key Bridge stopped traffic in both directions. 

For all the costly hardware the U.S. and its allies have thrown at the Houthis from Yemen, they haven’t been able to stop the attacks on civilian freighters and warships in the Red Sea.

The collision of three Norfolk Southern trains in Pennsylvania early this month highlights the shortcomings of the automated braking system that was created to prevent such crashes.

The collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge is diverting shipping and trucking around one of the busiest ports on America’s East Coast, creating a new disruption to global supply chains.

BALTIMORE — A containership lost power and rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early March 26, causing the span to buckle into the river below. Six people were missing.

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun will step down from the embattled plane maker at the end of the year after a series of mishaps at one of America’s most storied manufacturers.

HANOVER, Germany — Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is to test its self-driving ID Buzz AD electric van for the first time under realistic conditions and with passengers on board.

Legislation meant to expedite commercial drivers’ applications for security credentials was recently introduced by a bipartisan group of senators.

Minnesota will add 16 truck parking spots at two eastbound rest areas along I-94 in an $81.5 million package of projects to improve the state’s freight network and address parking issues.

Senior Democrats on the transportation committee in the U.S. House are calling on their colleagues to advance rail safety measures.