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INDUSTRY'S COMMENTS * USA - Democrat takeover spells new day for transport lobbyists
Longer and heavier trucks may be out
Washington,DC,USA -Logistics Management, by John D. Schulz -Nov 13, 2006: -- Environmental issues may be in, and more physical inspection of air cargo could be in as well. Labor may get a friendly ear in Washington again. And, some might be working for more freight security measures... Business, transportation, logistics, and lobbying interests are spending their hours until then dusting off the “D” section of their Rolodexes—renewing old ties with Democrats, who are back in power in Washington... The new biggest power broker is a 66-year-old new House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., whose much-publicized “first 100 hours” of action will be a flurry of activity. Those first 100 hours are said to include a proposed $1 an hour increase in the minimum wage, which could have a slight effect on low-level wages in the non-union trucking sector... Lobbyists point to the bipartisan nature of transportation in hopes that wrangling will be kept to a minimum in the new Congress—at least as far as transport measures go... Demand for freight transportation is forecasted to triple by 2020: This means more freight traffic on already crowded highways, ports, and railroads... Department of Homeland Security already has announced further layers to its “known shipper program” to allow tougher inspections. If Rep. Markey gets his way, all cargo would be screened physically. That would cause longer lead times for shippers that would change the expedited nature of the industry... “The industry is swimming upstream on this,” one air cargo veteran said...
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