Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday, August 29, 2025 - Cranford, New Jersey
AVIATION
1) Radio Issues Force Newark Flights To Halt, Adding To String Of Airport Problems
2) FAA Runs Tests While Winter Haven Preps For Remote Tower
CAMERAS
3) Flock Challenges Evanston, Illinois’ Termination Of Contract For License Plate Readers
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
4) Denmark Installs Satellite-Based Tolling System For HGVs
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
5) ITS America President Urges World Congress Delegates To ‘Take The Risk’
6) ITS World Congress Sets Sights To South Korea
OTHER
7) Trump Freezes Most Training For Non-ICE Federal Law Enforcement
8) Former ‘What The Truck!?!’ Host Sues FreightWaves Parent
9) Taco Bell Says ‘No Más’ To AI Drive-Thru Experiment
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT
10) RCMP Investigating After City Of Penticton, British Columbia Employee Receives Violent Online Threat Following Public Transportation Planning Discussion
11) Local Officials Have A Powerful Tool To Warn Residents Of Emergencies. They Don’t Always Use It.
12) Mississippi DOT Unveils Hurricane Katrina Documentary
13) Alabama DOT Details Safety Role Of ‘Signal Crews’
TRANSIT
14) Montreal’s Transit Agency Says Too Expensive To Display ‘Go! Habs Go’ Before Winter
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
15) Highways UK Set To Launch Event App
VEHICLES
16) Ford Recalls 355,000+ Trucks Over Instrument Panel Error: NHTSA
17) Collaboration, Education, Information Campaigns Could Aid EV Adoption
**Correction**
This story in yesterday’s edition had the wrong source. It should have shown Metro as the source.
How The MBTA Uses Podcasting To Build Trust
News Releases
1) A New Way For 911 To Help Stranded Drivers
2) FAA Launches Process To Select Prime Integrator For Brand New Air Traffic Control System
3) Porsche Adopts In-Car Gaming With AirConsole
4) Estonia's ITS Innovations Are Ready To Scale In US
5) Oklahoma DOT, Turnpike Authority Launch Statewide Campaign To Encourage Seat Belt Use
Friday Bonus
Want to make your kids or grandkids laugh or possibly groan? Tom E. Moffatt is here to help with some transport jokes.
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