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FreightWaves Classics
FreightWaves Classics: Maritime Administration promotes US merchant marine
The U.S. Maritime Administration supports the U.S. merchant marine fleet. Read an overview of its history in this FreightWaves Classics article.
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Regulatory Agencies
DOT opens probe into container, chassis shortages
The Department of Transportation seeks “practical solutions” from the freight industry to alleviate container shortages and supply chain chokepoints.
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FreightWaves Classics: U.S. Army’s Pershing and Eisenhower impacted the Interstate Highway System
General John Pershing laid out the first map of what would become the Interstate Highway System.
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FreightWaves Classics: Fix U.S. bridges! (Part 2)
FreightWaves Classics explores several of the worst bridge collapses in modern U.S. history.
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FreightWaves Classics: Federal Railroad Administration focuses on railroad safety
The Federal Railroad Administration is profiled in this FreightWaves Classics article.
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Rail
Rail-related projects included in $905M infrastructure grants
The U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding $905 million to 24 infrastructure projects. Among those are a handful of projects that involve making freight rail…
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Infrastructure
House Democrats succeed in boosting trucking insurance to $2 million
U.S. House passes the five-year surface transportation reauthorization that boosts truck insurance requirements and mandates automatic braking on new trucks.
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Infrastructure
Feds award $275 million to ease truck congestion
The U.S. Department of Transportation targeted highway expansion to improve freight flow in awarding the latest round of INFRA grants.
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FreightWaves Classics: Federal Highway Administration supports US road system
The Federal Highway Administration's predecessors go back to before cars and trucks... read a profile of its history.
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Infographics
Daily Infographic: United States Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Economic Sector
United States Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Economic Sector
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