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AHFA,Franklin Furniture Institute&Mississippi Manufacturers Association Have Once Again
Mar 11, 2014The American Home Furnishings Alliance (AHFA), Franklin Furniture Institute and Mississippi Manufacturers Association have once again collaborated to present a Manufacturing Summit on the campus of Mississippi State University. ...
Tags: logistics issues, process automation, transportation needs
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Tolls on The Pennsylvania Turnpike Will Increase Jan. 5 by 2%
Jan 2, 2014Tom Biery/Trans Pixs Tolls on the Pennsylvania Turnpike will increase Jan. 5 by 2% for those paying with E-ZPass and by 12% for those paying cash. The annual increase means that the toll to run the 356 miles of highway that stretches ...
Tags: Pennsylvania Turnpike, E-ZPass, Tolls
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The Upcoming Years Will Be Tough for The Transportation Industry in The United States
Nov 27, 2013The upcoming years will be tough for the transportation industry in the United States, FedEx Freight president and CEO William Logue said at the annual National Industrial Transportation League conference in Houston. Logue praised the ...
Tags: U.S., trucking, curbed, infrastructure, FedEx, freight, CEO
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League Issued a Call to Members, Asking Them to Reduce Cyclist and Pedestrian Fatalities
Nov 27, 2013The League of American Bicyclists has issued a call to its members, asking them to rally congress to co-sponsor recently introduced legislation aimed at reducing cyclist and pedestrian fatalities. The bill, HR 3493/S1708, or the Bicycle ...
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The Impact of The Government Shutdown on Your Business Can Be Felt
Oct 12, 2013Have you felt the impact of the government shutdown on your business? Since it started on Oct. 1, 2013, government offices have closed, federal workers have been idled and national parks and monuments are gated. Is the shutdown hurting ...
Tags: Tire, Auto Parts
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A New Scale Bypass System That Allows Drivers and Carriers with Good CSA Scores
Jul 11, 2013A new scale bypass system that allows drivers and carriers with good CSA scores to pass through weigh stations without stopping, is generating some buzz in the US. The system, developed by Drivewyze, is being used at a number of scales in ...
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Annual Investment Is Needed to Substantially Improve Current Bridge Conditions
Jul 3, 2013According to the Federal Highway Administration, in 2011 143,899 bridges were either structurally deficient or functionally obsolete, with a surface area exceeding 89 million square meters. The American Society of Civil Engineers' 2009 ...
Tags: Industrial Equipment, Components
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AASHTO Has Approved New Sections of The U.S. Bicycle Route System in Minnesota
May 15, 2013The Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) has approved new sections of the U.S. Bicycle Route System in Minnesota, Missouri and Kentucky. With these additions, the USBRS now totals 5,616 miles in 10 states. ...
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Removal of Street Lighting in Order to Reduce Municipal Costs
Feb 19, 2013Newspapers are filled with stories describing reductions and removal of street lighting in order to reduce municipal costs. Tackling the tricky questions of when and where to install roadway illumination is a challenge for transportation ...
Tags: Roadway Lighting, Lighting, Lights
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Highway Administration Will Allow Canadian Steel to Be Used in The Construction
Dec 28, 2012The US Federal Highway Administration will allow Canadian steel to be used in the construction of the New International Trade Crossing. The administration granted a waiver that went into effect Thursday, allowing the span to be built ...
Tags: steel, International Trade Crossing, iron, Canadian steel
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SMDI Has Published The Guide Specification for Highway Bridge Fabrication
Dec 24, 2012The Steel Market Development Institute a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute has published the Guide Specification for Highway Bridge Fabrication with HPS 100W (HPS 690W) Steel for Non Fracture Critical Applications. This ...
Tags: SMDI, America, Iron, Steel, fabrication
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Steel From US and Canada May Be Used in The Construction of a Canadian Financed Bridge
Dec 20, 2012US Federal Highway Administration said that steel from both the US and Canada may be used in the construction of a Canadian financed bridge planned for between Detroit and Windsor, Ont. The Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press report a ...
Tags: Highway Administration, Canadian financed bridge, Detroit, Windsor
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Converting 70,000 City Streetlights From Sodium Vapor Lights to LEDs Start From Baltimore
Aug 20, 2012Baltimore City is under the process of converting 70,000 city streetlights from sodium vapor lights to LEDs. Baltimore expects to reap an annual savings of $1.9 million on its electric bill and $275,000 in maintenance costs. Also, ...
Tags: LED Streetlight, LED lighting
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Astoria-Megler Bridge Takes a Solar-Powered Navigations LED Lighting System Pilot Project
Jan 9, 2012Under a $355,000 pilot project fund by the Federal Highway Administration, the Oregon Department of Transportation has taken a solar-powered navigationa LED lighting system pilot project on the Astoria-Megler Bridge in the summer of 2011. ...
Tags: Market View, led light
