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Truck traffic - USA - Roads to grow as people buy more
Washington,DC,USA -Gannet News Service, by RAJU CHEBIUM -July 31, 2006: -- Think the highways are getting crowded with 18-wheelers? Just wait... One million more of the big rigs are expected to ply the nation's highways by 2016, up from 2.7 million operating today, reports the American Trucking Associations... The trucking industry says the number of big rigs on the road will increase for two reasons: People are buying more of everything from clothes to computers, and the United States is increasing trade with foreign nations... Here are some statistics that illustrate those trends:... (Photo by BILL CLARK/Gannett News Service: Jeff DuBois, a 41-year-old driver, gets back in his truck after taking a break at a Maryland rest stop off I-95 between Washington and Baltimore. One million more big rigs are expected to be on the nation's freeways by 2016, up from 2.7 million currently)
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