Transportation sector jobs seeing surge
WASHINGTON — The nation’s unemployment rate plunged from 4.6% to 4.2% from October to November, close to what economists consider full employment. And the Labor
WASHINGTON — The nation’s unemployment rate plunged from 4.6% to 4.2% from October to November, close to what economists consider full employment. And the Labor
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — A wildfire in Santa Barbara County that burned a total of 27 square miles and had forced a key highway to
WASHINGTON — It’s complicated. Millions of health care workers across the U.S. were supposed to have their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by this
HELENA, Mont. — Montana’s Department of Transportation warned residents Thursday that it could take longer to clear snow from highways this winter because the state
HOUSTON — The Texas Transportation Commission said it has reached an agreement with the Federal Highway Administration that would allow the state to resume design
PORTLAND, Ore. — Rep. Peter DeFazio, the longest serving U.S. House member in Oregon’s history and a staunch advocate for the trucking industry, said Wednesday
LYNDON, Vt. — General contractor J.A. McDonald, Inc. has agreed to pay $637,500 to settle allegations of deficient work on federally funded bridge projects in
SEATTLE — Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said Nov. 29 that repairs on the closed West Seattle Bridge are on schedule and the bridge should reopen
MINNEAPOLIS — President Joe Biden is slated to visit a Twin Cities suburb this week to tout his $1 trillion infrastructure plan. The White House
PERU, Ind. — Paul Guyer was 18 when he decided to start a moving company. It was 1921, and he had just two horses and
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Tolls for commercial and private vehicle traffic on the West Virginia Turnpike will increase at the beginning of next year, officials said.
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday ordered 50 million barrels of oil released from America’s strategic reserve to help bring down energy costs, in
BATON ROUGE, La. — As Louisiana readies for an infusion of federal infrastructure cash, a powerful state senator Friday said he’s so dissatisfied with the
NEW ORLEANS  — Former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu left office nearly four years ago after jump-starting the recovery from Hurricane Katrina’s catastrophic levee failures
SAN DIEGO — Northbound lanes of Interstate 5 in San Diego were closed Monday after a water main break flooded the key highway that runs
ATLANTA — Georgia transportation officials are predicting a return to pre-pandemic traffic volumes on the state’s roads this Thanksgiving holiday The state Department of Transportation
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — On a recent afternoon, Tina Singh watched nearly a dozen students at a suburban Los Angeles truck-driving school backing up their practice
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Captain Snowpants; Yo Bro, No Snow; and Jennifer Snowpez are among the names that will be on some of Vermont’s snowplows this
PHOENIX  — State and federal transportation officials have formally selected a corridor in southern and central Arizona for construction of Interstate 11, a proposed new
LOS ANGELES — President Joe Biden announced a deal last month to establish around-the-clock operations at the Port of Los Angeles, the nation’s largest, to