The pilot who guided a freighter that sideswiped the Bay Bridge on Nov. 7 was taking a combination of medications that should have barred him from having his license renewed by the Coast Guard 10 months before the accident, a doctor told a federal hearing Wednesday. CC Times 4/10/08
American Airlines canceled more than 900 flights Thursday to fix faulty wiring in hundreds of jets, marking the third straight day of mass groundings as company executives offered profuse apologies and travel vouchers to calm angry customers. A spokesman said the cancellations would go into Saturday. MSNBC 4/10/08
The California Transportation Commission is expected to ship $20 million Sacramento's way Thursday to help local officials move the railroad tracks in the downtown railyard, making space for an expanded train and transit center, and easing congestion between freight and passenger trains downtown. Sacramento Bee 4/10/08
A dozen of Alpine County's 42 school districts now charge families to take their children to and from school. California does not require districts to transport students unless they're in special education programs. As a result, those districts that provide bus service for all students can charge for the rides. They can also raise their rates to keep up with transportation costs. San Diego Union Tribune 4/10/08
The Port of Oakland does support Stanislaus County's application for a short haul rail project connecting to the proposed PCCP West Park LLC inland port -- and not everyone hates the project. Those two conclusions came from testimony at Wednesday's California Transportation Commission meeting in Sacramento. The commission was discussing the $3 billion Trade Corridor Improvement Funds program and the 79 projects that are recommended for funding statewide. A vote on the grant funds is expected this morning. Modestoo Bee 4/10/08
In Fresno, tourism pays. According to the state's annual travel-impact report, Fresno County visitors spent $1 billion and generated $70 million in local and state taxes in the most recent year. Madera, Kings and Tulare counties had a total of $700 million in tourist spending. Fresno Bee 4/10/08
CEO of UK-based Moovera Networks, whose company makes gateway devices that deliver broadband connectivity to public transport companies worldwide says that there are three reasons why public transportation companies want Internet connectivity in the vehicles. "One is passenger Wi-Fi, so they can deliver a service to the passengers that sets them apart from its competition. The second driver is delivering a vehicle area network (VAN) to allow connectivity between all of the vehicle's devices and applications." The final, and often significant, driver that convinces operators to deploy a wireless system is to enhance vehicle security. Wifi Planet 4/9/08
Canadian car manufacturers have already agreed to work toward achieving California's clean environmental standards, which require a 30-per-cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from their fleets by 2016, according to a secret Environment Canada document prepared less than a year after the Conservative government was sworn in. Canada.com 4/10/08
Port authorities are prepared to spend nearly $19 million in the coming year to subsidize cleaner fuels for thousands of freight ships calling at San Pedro Bay.The program seeks to bridge a gap between this June and the anticipated adoption by the state of more stringent fuel standards for ships in June 2009. Press Telegram 4/9/08
The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) approved proposed amendments to the MARPOL Annex VI regulations to reduce harmful emissions from ships. The action took place during the committee's recent meeting in London. The main changes would see a progressive reduction in sulphur oxide (SOx) emissions from ships, with the global sulphur cap reduced initially to 3.50 percent (from the current 4.50 percent, effective from Jan. 1, 2012); then progressively to 0.50 percent, effective from Jan. 1, 2020, subject to a feasibility review to be completed no later than 2018. Evergy Current 4/10/08
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