Guidebook Aims to Help Communities Tap Infrastructure Funds
The White House released a guidebook meant to assist state transportation agencies with navigating the provisions of a $1 trillion law enacted in November.
January 31, 2022What Does a Poor Bridge Rating Mean?
A 50-year-old bridge that collapsed in Pittsburgh had been rated as poor on a recent inspection report, but transportation officials and engineering experts cautioned that doesn’t necessarily signal imminent danger for the thousands of other U.S. bridges with the same designation.
January 31, 2022‘Tens of Millions’ of COVID Tests Are in the Mail
About 60 million households in the U.S. have ordered at-home COVID-19 tests from the federal government and “tens of millions” of tests have been shipped out by the U.S. Postal Service, according to White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre.
January 28, 2022Bridge Collapses in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH — A 50-year-old bridge collapsed in Pittsburgh early Jan. 28, requiring rescuers to rappel nearly 150 feet and form a human chain to reach occupants of a bus that had plummeted with the span into a park ravine.
January 28, 2022DOT Announces Strategy to Address Increases in Roadway Deaths
The U.S. Department of Transportation on Jan. 27 released a multibillion-dollar plan that calls for actions to address what it called “a national crisis in roadway fatalities and serious injuries.”
January 27, 2022Biometric Privacy Law in Illinois Posing Legal Challenge for Truckers
Legal experts are warning that trucking companies and their technology providers could be unintentionally dragged into state and federal class-action civil lawsuits over compliance with the notification requirements of an Illinois biometric privacy law.
January 27, 2022Funds Top $1 Billion for Appalachian, Tribal Transportation
Travel along highways and other transportation systems in 11 Appalachian states and tribal areas is expected to become easier due to a $1.3 billion infusion of funds from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
January 27, 2022Female Drivers Express Concerns About Sharing Cab With Men
Most professional female truck drivers believe their cabs are safe places, but they recommend that motor carriers adopt training policies allowing them the option for a same-gender trainer when involved in on-the-road activities, a new survey shows.
January 26, 2022Under-21 Driver Pilot Program Raises Carrier Reporting Concerns
While trucking industry trade groups have expressed support for a federal apprenticeship program that will train under-21 drivers to operate tractor-trailers across state lines, concerns are being raised that some of the initiative’s reporting requirements for motor carriers are overly burdensome.
January 25, 2022OSHA Formally Withdraws Its COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is formally withdrawing its emergency temporary standard requiring large companies to require their employees to receive COVID-19 vaccinations, the agency announced Jan. 25.
January 25, 2022