Monthly Archives: November 2019

Investment in US Infrastructure

In 2009 the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program was started to help repair America’s infrastructure. It was renamed Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) by the Trump administration, and it’s recent $900 million in funds was just awarded to 55 projects in 35 different states. Let’s take a closer look at

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Charleston Port Touts Coming Boosts in Throughput Capacity

Recently the South Carolina Ports Authority outlined a plan to utilize 19,000 TEU container ships using new large cranes. The vision also includes better use of land, deeper harbors and a container terminal to be opened in 2021. Let’s take a closer look at this project.   Lots of Money Spent Over $1.7 billion will

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Making Our Roads Virtually Safe

Virtual reality has overgone quite a bit of advancement as of late, and it’s not just for gamers anymore. It can be used in education and training in many industries. For example, VR can be used by trucking companies to train their drivers on how to properly drive and park in various situations. Road-related accidents

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