Transportation

Sixty-eight percent of the nation’s highway contractors had motor vehicles crash into their construction work zones during the past year, according to the results of a new highway work zone study conducted by the Associated …

Workers affiliated with three American Airlines unions have agreed to support a potential merger with U.S. Airways Group, CNNMoney reported, citing a U.S. Air document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission today.

The unions …

The Iowa Department of Transportation, in coordination with the Federal Railroad Administration and the Illinois Department of Transportation, will host in-person and online open house meetings in early May to discuss the Chicago to Omaha …

The Tomorrow Plan long-range regional planning process today unveiled its interactive “Design My DSM” tool.

The tool, developed by Massachusetts-based Sasaki Associates Inc., is designed to help users identify their top priorities for the region …

The Iowa Department of Transportation, the Federal Railroad Administration and the Illinois Department of Transportation are studying the feasibility of expanding existing passenger rail service and developing a new regional passenger rail service from Chicago, …

Pilots who fly for Pinnacle Airlines Corp. plan to picket the company’s corporate headquarters in Memphis, Tenn., Wednesday from noon to 2 p.m., the Memphis Business Journal reported. The pilots, represented by the Air Line …

An annual shipping and logistics conference aimed at international shippers based throughout the Midwest will make its official launch April 17-18 in Des Moines. The Heartland Shippers Conference is presented by Cargo Business News, the …

Southwest Airlines Co. announced today that it will transition its AirTran Airways operations at Des Moines International Airport to the Southwest brand beginning Sept. 30.

Southwest will operate two daily round-trip flights between Des Moines …

The U.S. Senate approved the extension of federal highway funding that was passed by the House on Thursday, accepting a short-term solution leaders in the chamber vehemently opposed, The Hill reported.

The measure, H.R 4281, …