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 [...]

CSX Corp has recently announced a $160 million investment to improve its freight-carrying capacity between Virginia and the Midwest. CSX is the second-largest publicly-traded railroad in America, and in recent years, they have invested as much as $860 million to improve freight rail between various regions in the country. Much of the money will go [...]

For customers and carriers waiting for or performing vehicle pickup or delivery in any of the following metro areas, it is likely that there will be delays related to the rising of Mississippi River. Along I-40 Memphis, TN Little Rock, AR Nashville, TN Jackson, TN Along I-55 Jackson, MS Along I-30 Dallas, TX I-22 Birmingham, [...]

Of course the gap between political promise and action, but for all of us that drive on highways for commuting, pleasure or, as our auto transport trucking compatriots do daily, infrastructure spending is always welcome. We just hope it gets to where it belongs, for materials and labor, rather than for consultants! Read more on [...]

A tragic scene is underway in Moscow today as a possible terrorist attack near the international departures area in terminal has killed at least 30 people. At Domodedovo airport near Moscow Monday afternoon there is suspected to have been a terrorist attack involving a shrapnel-laden bomb packing the power of upwards of 15 lbs of [...]

Something’s being built in Detroit for a change. The Federal Transit Administration has approved $25 million towards a light rail system in the city, with the money coming from a transportation reinvestment fund established as part of the federal stimulus bill from 2009. Ironically considering the city’s claim to prominence, Detroit’s city fathers are relying [...]