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LAS VEGAS. Mack Trucks, Inc. will continue as a major sponsor of the Share The Road highway safety education program for 2010, the OEM announced here at the American Trucking [...]

Pipeline and highway safety have received a small slice of federal transportation security research funding made available after 2001 terrorist attacks. The Transportation Security Administration has spent most of the [...]

The sale of special tribal license plates is bringing in funds to help tribes invest in education, safety and other community initiatives. For the Rocky Mountain Indian Chamber of Commerce [...]

President Clinton's budget for fiscal year (FY) 2001 proposes a record $54.9 billion in transportation investments. This is a 9-percent ($4.7 billion) increase from the FY 2000 budget of $50.2 [...]

President Clinton's proposed 2001 budget offers a record $54.9 billion for transportation improvements -- $4.7 billion, or 9%, higher than the current year's $50.2-billion transportation budget. The increase will be [...]

President Bill Clinton was expected to sign the Motor Carrier Safety Act into law. The legislation more than doubles funding or federal and state truck and bus safety, oversight, and [...]

Florida led the nation in bicycle fatalities with 122 in 2004. Despite one of the highest rates of pedestrian and bicycle deaths in the state, south Florida communities are among [...]

A study conducted on the local implementation of traffic calming projects, which are strategies aimed at reducing speeds, lowering traffic volume and improving road safety, revealed that most jurisdictions rely on local public funding for their financial requirements. These funds, mostly from traffic engineering or public works allotments, are combined with financing coming from residents and developers who are required to shoulder the expenses of traffic calming projects in some areas.

The Capitol Hill transportation industry is elated with the recent budget proposal aimed at increasing the allocation for traffic safety and highway construction. The bill, which is sponsored by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bud Shuster, raises highway and safety funding to $85.6 billion and $17.6 billion, respectively. It further moves for the transfer of 4.3 cents fuel tax to the Highway Trust Fund. Industry members claimed that the proposed legislation would be instrumental in responding to the recent bridge and national highway needs. However, budget officials expressed strong opposition to the bill.

Road Safety Campaign The Ministry of Transportation and the Road Safety Administration are to spend NIS 2.3 million on a road safety campaign called 'Sign-On for Life'. The aim is [...]