Transportation

New York became the first city in the country to implement congestion pricing in January.

Logistics prices typically rise in January. But this year, other factors could be pushing transportation and warehousing costs up as well, including concerns about tariffs.

The transportation sector accounts for a third of all greenhouse gas emissions. One port is trying to eliminate emissions entirely within the coming decade.

A lot of drivers hate the idea. Advocates say mass transit commuters will love the improvements it pays for.

But take out the transportation sector — which has been throttled by the aviation giant's troubles — and orders rose 0.4% last month.

In a rare lawsuit, the Justice Department is trying to make freight lines comply with policy giving preference to Amtrak trains on the tracks.

The Northeast Corridor gets most of the love — and money — from Washington. But rail fans in the rest of the country love their lines, too.

“I used up eight of my nine lives in that job,” said Ray Charlton, who drove paperwork around Los Angeles in the 1980s.

Will these smaller, lower-emissions vehicles compete with trucks in making last-mile deliveries in urban areas?

The project would cut the Dallas-to-Houston trip to 90 minutes. It’s one of a few high-speed rail projects that’s been getting attention lately.