U.S. rail intermodal traffic increased 5.2% in 2014 from the prior year, the Association of American Railroads reported.
January 5, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafetyAutonomous
Crash Closes Both Directions of I-94 In Michigan
Interstate 94 is closed in both directions near Galesburg, Michigan, located between Kalamazoo and Battle Creek, after a crash this morning involving over 100 cars and trucks.
January 9, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafety
Sen. Reed to be Ranking Dem on Senate Transportation Funding Committee in 114th Congress
Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) will be the next ranking member of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, the top Democrat on the full committee, Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), announced Jan. 9.
January 9, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel
Senators Discuss Plausibility of Higher Fuel Taxes
Senators are talking about fuel tax increases to pay for transportation — if not actually embracing the idea.
January 8, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafety
DOT Awards $500,000 to Assist Washington State in Fixing Rain-Damaged Roads
The U.S. Department of Transportation is providing Washington state with $500,000 to help authorities fix roads damaged by recent heavy rainfall.
January 8, 2015BusinessSafety
2015 Preview: Freight Haulers to Remain Busy, But So Will Federal Regulators
The year ahead promises to be busy, with freight carriers poised for another 12 months of strong demand for shipping capacity and federal regulators continuing to push proposals aimed at making truck transportation safer and more fuel-efficient.
January 5, 2015BusinessFuelSafetyGovernmentAutonomous
Fate of Cross-Border Trucking Still Unclear After Report Calls Mexican Pilot Too Small
The possibility of more Mexican trucks running in the United States is still up in the air after a recent report by the Department of Transportation’s Inspector General concluded participation in a three-year pilot program was too small to yield sufficient safety data.
January 5, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafetyAutonomous
Mary Phillips Joins Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
Mary Phillips, a former senior vice president for Legislative Affairs for American Trucking Associations, is joining the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit as a senior professional staff member.
December 19, 2014BusinessSafetyGovernment
Meet ATRI's Top Congested Freight Highways
The nation’s worst traffic bottleneck is located in Fort Lee, New Jersey, where Interstate 95 and State Road 4 merge just west of Manhattan’s George Washington Bridge, according to the American Transportation Research Institute’s 2014 survey of congested U.S. freight highways.
December 17, 2014BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Bendix Spicer Kentucky Plant Hits Production Milestone
Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake reported a milestone was reached at the Bowling Green, Kentucky, plant, with the production of more than 1 million foundation brakes over a 12-month period.
December 12, 2014