Transportation infrastructure: What the future holds
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
What the future holds for infrastructure"Yesterday’s announcement by U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters that the Bush Administration would reform the nation’s transportation programs included promises to address congestion, reward innovation and consolidate federal programs. However, Peters also indicated the government will look to “take advantage of the over $400 billion available worldwide for infrastructure investments from the private sector,” a highly contested and controversial issue throughout the transportation industry. She also said that the administration hopes to remove restrictions on congestion pricing too. "
Other trucking industry headlines for Wednesday, July 30, 2008:
Bulk Transporter
ATA files lawsuit against new port restrictions
Fleet Owner
ATA tonnage index up 1.3%
Karmak releases software interface for International dealers
Utility Trailer promotes Harris
Mack answering questions about SCR
Refrigerated Transporter
New national plan unveiled for transportation's future
Mack Trucks' McKenna talks SCR via the web
Trailer/Body Builders
American LaFrance Exits Bankruptcy
ATA Truck Tonnage Index Jumps 1.3% in June
JerrDan Appoints Two New Distributors
Blogs
Reliving the nightmare (Trucks At Work)
"One can only imagine the instant and overwhelming horror when the I-35W highway bridge crossing the Mississippi River north of Minneapolis began to give way back on Aug. 1 last year."
Read the tea leaves (Reading Between the Lines)
While business leaders and investors may count on an army of economists or other financial tea-leaf readers to help them gauge the health of our nation’s economy, I bank on the American trucking industry.
Other stories
ArvinMeritor beats expectations for the quarter (The Detroit News)
ArvinMeritor Inc., the U.S. supplier that's spinning off its auto-parts unit, gained the most in 30 months in New York trading after reporting Tuesday a third-quarter profit that beat analysts' estimates.
A trucking group protesting against demerit points and registration costs has called off its national stoppage.
Cummins profits rise 16% (Transport Topics)
Engine manufacturer Cummins Inc., said that its second-quarter profits rose to a record as overseas demand bolstered a recovering North American truck-engine market.
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