Automobiles

Your morning transportation speed-read:

Former U.S. Airways pilot Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger doesn't like a proposed garbage facility near New York's LaGuardia Airport.

Seattle drivers could soon be paying more to register their cars to pay for road and transit projects.

The Secret Service bus being used for President Obama's tour is getting a lot of attention.

The Philadelphia International Airport has run afoul of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 

Citing rising gas prices, the president urges automakers to focus on smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles.

Your morning transportation speed-read:

Republicans are referring to the Essential Air Service program as 'Air Rockefeller.'

A woman at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport was stung by a scorpion during her trip to Phoenix.

A train derailed outside of New York's Penn Station, causing delays all day.

A poll showed Americans are keeping their cars longer to deal with the struggling U.S. economy.

Transportation advocates and congressional staffers are concerned that the federal gas tax could become the next confrontational issue.

Ron Bloom helped craft new mileage standards for vehicles and played a major role in the auto industry bailout.

The Obama administration says the standards will save billions in fuel costs, slash oil consumption and reduce harmful air pollution.

The Obama administration says the fuel rules are essential for cutting foreign oil imports and reducing air pollution.

Your morning transportation speed-read:

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating some Ford Mustangs and Volkswagen Jettas for possible fuel leaks.

Honda is recalling 2 million cars because of a software glitch.

General Motors recently overtook Toyota to become the world's largest automaker.

A pregnant woman says the Transportation Security Administration confiscated her insulin at the Denver International Airport.

President Obama will travel to Virginia next week to announce new fuel-economy standards for heavy-duty trucks.

The White House said Thursday that Obama will make the announcement next Tuesday at Interstate Moving Services in Springfield, Va.

“The new standards will provide American businesses, who operate and own these commercial vehicles, tens of billions of dollars in fuel savings, and will dramatically reduce oil consumption and cut pollution,” the White House said in a statement.

Your morning transportation speed-read:

The Transportation Security Administration is testing behavior-detection screening at Boston's Logan Airport.

Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne isn't sold on electric cars.

Mid-1990s Hondas are the most stolen cars in the country.

A study shows car owners are struggling to afford major car repairs.