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TRUCKING INDUSTRY NEWS * WORLDWIDE - Industry Pressured by Conflicting Energy Mandates
US population increases will put more pressure on roads by 2032. Adding an estimated 49M drivers and 58M vehicles to America's highways
USA -Associated Press/Automotive Digest (Manhattan Beach,CAL,USA) -21 May 2008: -- Pressure on transportation industry, government agencies to reduce energy consumption, cut pollution, fight climate change while also making systems more efficient... International Transport Forum holding online debates in prep for its global meeting in Germany May 28-30. Transport ministers from about 50 countries will gather w/ industry leaders, researchers to discuss problems and solutions... Transport sector activity and emissions will double or more in next 30 years, said ITF secretary general . While political objectives have set goal for global emission reductions of 50% by about 2050... Rapid rise of oil prices to over $120 / barrel affecting US trucking industry's ability to sustain itself from business perspective... American Trucking Assn officer called on Congress for more incentives to speed intro of auxiliary power units to reduce main engine idling, establish 65 MPH national speed limit... ATA says trucking companies will spend $141.5B on fuel this year - $29B more than 2007... Portland Cement Association report says US traffic congestion wastes 3B gallons of fuel, contributes 27.2M tons of carbon dioxide emissions each year ... US population increases will put more pressure on roads by 2032. Adding an estimated 49M drivers and 58M vehicles to America's highways. Means wasted fuel from traffic delays will more than double ...
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