Road to Zero Group Announces Three More Safety Grant Winners
The Road to Zero Coalition announced three more recipients of the Safe System Innovation Grants on April 23.
April 25, 2018Road to Zero Coalition Charts Ambitious Goal to Reduce Traffic Deaths by 2050
National Safety Council CEO Deborah Hersman noted the goal of the newly formed Road to Zero Coalition is to dramatically reduce traffic deaths.
April 25, 2018California Republicans Ready to Turn in Signatures for Ballot Measure to Repeal Gas-Tax Increase
Republican activists said April 24 that they have collected at least 830,000 signatures for an initiative to repeal recent increases in California’s gas tax and vehicle fees, more than enough to qualify the measure for the November ballot.
April 25, 2018Rhode Island Targets Deficient Bridges This Construction Season
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation is aiming to redress its high percentage of structurally deficient bridges during this construction season, according to agency spokesman Charles St. Martin.
April 25, 2018How Hackers Could Cause Chaos on America’s Roads and Railways
When hackers struck the Colorado Department of Transportation in a ransomware attack in February and again eight days later, they disrupted the agency’s operations for weeks.
April 24, 2018Secretary Chao to Keynote Infrastructure Week
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao is scheduled to headline this year’s Infrastructure Week starting May 14.
April 24, 2018Trump Pushing Hard to Reach NAFTA Agreement
With critical political deadlines fast approaching, the Trump administration is racing to strike a deal on a revamped North American Free Trade Agreement by early May — with an eye toward forcing a congressional vote on a new pact by the end of the year.
April 24, 2018Opinion: Safety Culture Falls Outside Government Purview
Should the federal government be measuring your company’s safety culture? The short answer is “no.” Absolutely not.
April 24, 2018Trump Says Mnuchin Going to China to Negotiate Trade in Days
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will depart for China to negotiate over U.S. trade disputes within days, President Donald Trump said.
April 24, 2018Diesel Climbs 2.9¢ to $3.133 in Fifth Straight Increase
The U.S. average retail price of diesel fuel rose 2.9 cents to $3.133 a gallon as the benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude oil price closed at $68.93 a barrel April 23, a jump of $5.92.
April 23, 2018