Florida
Florida Program Encourages Truckers to Fight Human Trafficking
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Florida officials recently launched the Highway Heroes campaign, which aims to involve truck drivers in the fight to end human trafficking.
October 27, 2020Florida Trucking, Government Leaders Provide 500 Free Meals for Truckers
Florida Department of Transportation
Florida transportation officials, police officers and trucking association representatives recently teamed to distribute free meals to truckers at a rest area on Interstate 75 as an act of appreciation during the coronavirus pandemic.
May 12, 2020Jacksonville Port Authority Receives $20 Million Grant
The project is expected to create an additional 15,000 jobs, according to U.S. Rep. John Rutherford, a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban Development. (Getty Images)
The Jacksonville Port Authority is the recipient of a $20 million grant for infrastructure improvements to include reconstructing about 100 acres of pavement at the SSA Jacksonville Container Terminal on Blount Island to allow the port to better accommodate large container vessels.
November 7, 2019Florida Hurricane Dorian Leaves Tanks Dry
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Gas stations in parts of Florida are running out of fuel as drivers race to fill up ahead of Hurricane Dorian. Dorian’s course turned slightly south and now is expected to make landfall near Jupiter, Fla., as a Category 4, with winds reaching 140 miles per hour.
August 30, 2019Waymo to Test Autonomous Vehicles in Rainy Florida
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Google autonomous vehicle spinoff Waymo says it will start testing on public roads in Florida to better experience heavy rain.
August 20, 2019Orlando Says It’s Open for Business as Automated Technology Hub
Testing of self-driving technology in a Nissan vehicle. (Shizuo Kambayashi/Associated Press)
The Automated Vehicles Symposium conference is attracting some of the heaviest hitters in autonomous vehicles and could be the first step in making Central Florida a hub for the fast-emerging driverless car industry.
July 17, 2019Sunshine State Now Autonomous Car State Too
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The future of Florida’s highways seems to be hands-free after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the Autonomous Vehicles bill that took effect July 1. It removes what the state calls “unnecessary obstacles that hinder the development of autonomous vehicle technology and solidifies Florida’s position as a leading state for transportation innovation.”
July 1, 2019Port Tampa Bay Finishes Deepening, Hopes for More Cargo
A dredging ship works to widen and deepen Port Tampa Bay’s Big Bend Channel in January. The project deepened Big Bend to 43 feet from 34 and widened the entrance channel to 250 feet from 200 feet for a length of 1.9 miles. (Port of Tampa Bay)
Port Tampa Bay completed a $63 million expansion of its Big Bend Channel a year ahead of schedule, port officials said, as the Sunshine State eyes grabbing more freight from shippers while serving a growing distribution corridor in Central Florida.
June 5, 2019Florida Farmers Push Protection as Trump Seeks USMCA Approval
(Eve Edelheit/Bloomberg News)
Manatee County, Fla., tomato farmer Gary Reeder says he has seen the county’s tomato industry “basically cut in half” during his lifetime. Reeder says Florida tomato farmers struggle to compete with their counterparts in Mexico.
March 21, 2019Agency Seeks $15 Million for First Phase of Dredging at Florida Port
St. Joseph Bay from the shore in Port St. Joe, Fla. (Fisherbray/Flickr)
The agency overseeing the Port of Port St. Joe in Florida has submitted a pre-application to Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc. seeking $15 million for the first phase of dredging the federally authorized shipping channel.
February 5, 2019