It’s on the newswire – annoying campaigns and widespread crackdowns seem to have an effect in reducing automotive deaths in the United States. The overall number of traffic deaths in 2010 has been the lowest in over 6 decades. Aside from awareness campaigns and harsh measures against drunk drivers, the reduction can also be attributed [...]

In the coming month, there is a vote pending in the U.S. Congress that is poised to change the way that federal investments will be made in highway construction and repair. Road funding has, in the past decades, been required to come from fees paid by the local population which will end up using the [...]

New York State Governor Mario Cuomo’s new pick to head the City’s worn-out and peeling Mass Transit Authority may lack experience with mass transit, but he certainly knows how to do politics. Joseph Lhota, the new nominee, is a former banker; he also served as deputy mayor under Rudy Giuliani. Lhota is the veteran of [...]

The chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Florida Representative John Mica, is resorting to ever more colorful language to describe the state of our nation’s infrastructure. The esteemed public servant has recently been recorded saying that “America is one big pothole.” He stressed the need for “big money” to fix up decaying roads, [...]

Giant, rattling monstrosities on 300 wheels won’t be such a habitual sight on Montana’s interstates after a judge passed an injunction against shipping over two hundred colossal, Korean-made pieces of oilfield equipment to Canada. Such megaloads require specialized and incredibly large trucks to move, accompanied by a full service and police cortege; since they’re far [...]

Ryder System, Inc. is a leading supply-chain and transportation management company, and the nation’s top third-party logistical solutions provider. The company has moved to make its auto transport service greener and cheaper by creating an alternative fuels section on its website. The new site will educate customers and users about the advantages and cost savings [...]

The DUI Michigan blog writes about a new set of recommendations by a Pennsylvania commission that seeks to close a multibillion-dollar gap in the state’s transportation budget. Among various fee increases, the commission suggests raising fines on drivers with more than one annual moving violation by $100. The plan has not yet been submitted to [...]

From the “Man, can this be really happening, at long last?” file: Within a mere six months, two of Washington state’s highways will be retrofitted with charging stations for plug-in electric vehicles. The state is a prominent producer of hydroelectric energy, and Washington’s government has taken the first step in what is to be an [...]

DUI Michigan features a post on refusing breath test in MI. There’s more to it than holding your breath till you turn purple: even if your lack of foresight led you to exhale into the tube, the results can be attacked on at least four fronts. Go and read that article for the best strategy [...]

After the disastrous crash of a casino tour bus in New York several months ago that killed 13 people, including a hardworking and hapless illegal immigrant from China who was extensively profiled in the New York Times, Senator Kristen Gillibrand has called on the Department of Transportation to implement new, more stringent measures for bus [...]