DOT chief finds himself in the spotlight — for better or worse
WASHINGTON — The nation’s transportation secretary usually holds one of the most public-facing roles in any presidential administration. A core aspect of the Cabinet job
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More roundabouts planned for Cedar Rapids
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — As roundabouts have become more mainstream in American city planning and road design, Cedar Rapids is planning to almost double their
Truck driver involved in Tennessee train derailment charged
COLLEGEDALE, Tenn. — The driver of a semi-truck involved in a Tennessee train derailment that left two train workers injured in December 2022 has been
California officials tackling threat of mudslides in rain soaked state
SAN DIEGO — Relentless storms from a series of atmospheric rivers have saturated the steep mountains and bald hillsides scarred from wildfires along much of
NTSB: Big rig hit rear of party bus in 3-fatality crash in Virginia
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — When a tractor-trailer struck the rear of a bus last month carrying more than 20 people in Virginia, the passenger compartment of
Feds: Heavy electric vehicles, such as big rigs, could pose big safety risks due to weight
DETROIT — The head of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is expressing concern about the safety risks that heavy electric vehicles pose if they
Feds OK COVID-19 relief funds for use on roads, bridges, natural disasters
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — State and local governments will soon gain new flexibility to spend billions of federal coronavirus relief dollars on things not directly
Landslides, sinkholes, floodwaters plague drenched California
LOS ANGELES — Sinkholes swallowed cars and floodwaters swamped towns and swept away a small boy as California was wracked by more wild winter while
Emergency declared as California hit by floods, mudslides
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — The entire community of Montecito, California and surrounding canyons were ordered to evacuate Monday amid a deluge of rain that has
EPA moves to toughen standards for soot pollution
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is proposing lower limits for a deadly air pollutant, saying tougher standards for soot from tailpipes, smokestacks and wildfires could
Feds: Funds aimed at improving bridges will benefit big trucks, freightways
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has announced the first round of Large Bridge Project Grants from President Biden’s Bipartisan
‘Bomb cyclone’ makes travel treacherous in large parts of California
SAN FRANCISCO — Damaging hurricane-force winds, surging surf and heavy rains from a powerful “atmospheric river” pounded California on Thursday, knocking out power to tens
Major storm set to affect travel across large swath of California, officials warn
SAN FRANCISCO — A major winter storm approached California on Wednesday causing crews to rush to clear storm drains in preparation for flooding and strong
Feds order Union Pacific to step up critical grain loads as big rigs unable to keep up with demand
OMAHA, Neb. — Federal regulators have ordered Union Pacific railroad to make sure a livestock producer gets the grain it needs in California to prevent
Biden set to launch New Year’s infrastructure pitch in Kentucky
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and top administration officials will open a new year of divided government by fanning out across the country to talk
New federal funding bill aims to make CMVs safer, among other transportation improvements
KINGSHILL, U.S. Virgin Islands — President Joe Biden on Thursday, Dec. 29, signed a $1.7 trillion spending bill that will keep the federal government operating
Pipeline section in Kansas with oil spill is back in service
TOPEKA, Kan. — A pipeline operator put a damaged section in Kansas back into service Thursday, a little more than three weeks after a spill
Buffalo roads reopen as search for storm victims continues
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Roads reopened Thursday in storm-besieged Buffalo as authorities continued searching for people who may have died or are stuck and suffering after
Military police to enforce driving ban in snow-slammed Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Storm-battered Buffalo braced Tuesday for fresh snow while still counting fatalities and striving to recover from the deadliest storm in western New
Company: Regulators OK reopening of Kansas pipeline segment
TOPEKA, Kan. — The operator of a pipeline that spilled about 14,000 bathtubs’ worth of heavy crude oil into a northeastern Kansas creek said Friday