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Mar 19, 2015

INFRASTRUCTURES * USA: "Work on road bill"

* DC - Not trade agenda, 4 Democrats tell Obama

 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, and three colleagues in the House, Monday sent a letter to President Barack Obama urging the president to focus on passing a multi-year highway bill before pushing his trade agenda... “There are 70,000 bridges in the United States that are considered to be structurally deficient,” Ryan said in a statement issued by his office. “This is an opportunity to put hundreds of thousands of Americans back to work to improve our country’s infrastructure. There is no doubt it will cost more if we wait. This should be President Obama’s priority — and needs to be completed instead of a controversial and damaging trade agreement” ... 
Washington,DC,USA -The Trucker - 17 March 2015

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Feb 26, 2015

New York City transportation * USA: How truckers figure into a bold plan to upgrade it

* New York - Move NY is all about the tradeoffs


-- Access to New York City comes at a heavy price for the 30,000 commercial vehicles that pick up and deliver there each day. Many truckers pay bridge tolls up to $90 only to end up stuck in traffic like everyone else. Is there a solution to city’s unique transportation challenges and, more importantly for truckers, what will it cost them? ... A group called Move NY believes it has the solution, and it’s not the one that relies on increasing truck tolls to pay for everything else... The man spearheading the effort, Sam Schwartz, says the plan actually reduces truck tolls on some bridges by 40 percent... Toll rates would be higher during peak times and lower during off-peak times under the plan. That could end up costing truckers on just-in-time schedules more money than the ones who have flexibility to wait for off-peak times to make a move... (Photo: Trucks lined Memorial Drive waiting to dump snow on the grounds) - NY,USA -Land Line, by David Tanner -19 Feb 2015

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Sep 18, 2009

TRUCKING POLICIES * Canada & USA

* Canada - CTA wants truck-minded budget - Urges option to diesel excise cut

Ottawa,ONT,CAN -Today's Trucking (CAN) –16 Sept 2009: -- The Canadian trucking industry is pretty self-efficient, but the nation's largest truck lobby group wants to make sure Ottawa considers truckers when it drafts its economic recovery-minded 2010 budget... Speaking on Parliament Hill before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, Canadian Trucking Alliance chief, David Bradley, urged that the 2010 budget include "mechanisms" to accelerate the penetration of new, smog free truck engines into the market at a time when economic recovery takes hold... Bradley added that similar incentives or rebates should also be considered for the latest proven safety enhancement technologies including electronic on-board recorders, and vehicle stability systems... (Photo: Trailer skirts, rear fairings, APUs and wide-base single tires are all part of CTA's enviroTruck concept)


* Canada - Opponents call Knight Street Bridge toll a 'cash grab'

Vancouver,BC,CAN -Today's Trucking -17 Sept 2009: -- The B.C. Trucking Association says a proposal to toll certain bridges, including the Knight Street Bridge between Vancouver and Richmond, would further burden the industry with little benefit in return... Tolls on the bridge could be instituted as part of a new revenue-generating plan known as “road pricing,” which was included in last month’s report by the Regional Transportation Commissioner on TransLink’s 2010 10-year plan... BCTA president Paul Landry told local media that unlike the tolled Golden Ears Bridge, which cuts routing time and saves them time and money, TransLink's plan to make drivers and truckers pay to use the Knight Street Bridge is little more than a cash grab for the public transit-minded transportation agency... (Photo from richmond.ca: Aerial photograph of Knight Street area, shoing part of Fraser River, Knight Street Bridge)


* USA - Alaska lawmakers seek solutions to Seward Highway safety concerns

Anchorage,Alaska,USA -The Anchorage Daily News/Land Line Magazine, by Keith Goble -September 14, 2009: -- A joint legislative task force met recently to discuss the safety of Alaska’s highways... Two panels – the House Transportation and Judiciary committees – focused their attention on the Seward Highway. Eight people have died in crashes on the road since May... Among the contributing factors identified as safety concerns by the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities on the Seward Highway are increased traffic volumes, difficult travel conditions during the winter, “a diverse mix of roadway users” combined with a lack of passing opportunities and driver distraction... Critics of the passing restriction say it can lead to aggressive driving and increase the likelihood of wrecks. DOT officials say a better option is to install “rumble strips” in the center lane and shoulder of the highway. Reflective markers on curves also are planned, as well as low-cost spots to build turnouts for slow-moving vehicles... (Photo from aprn.org: Seward Highway crash)

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Jul 22, 2009

Transport Policies * New Zealand - Govt hampering debate on heavy trucks

Auckland,NZ -The New Zealand Herald Tribune, by Mathew Dearnaley -Jul 21, 2009: -- Pro-rail campaigners say the Government is seeking public support for heavier trucks without producing evidence of economic benefits to justify the extra wear on the country's roads... The Campaign for Better Transport in Auckland says submissions due by Friday on a draft rule change allowing truck loads to be increased to 53 tonnes or more have been hampered by the Ministry of Transport's refusal to provide a report on claimed productivity benefits from Canterbury road trials... Transport Minister Steven Joyce, said last month in announcing the proposed change that the trials and other research indicated productivity gains of 10 per cent to 20 per cent, offering a potential annual increase in gross domestic product of $250 million to $500 million... (Photo: Critics say the move to allow truck loads to be increased will take freight away from rail)

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Dec 7, 2008

TRUCKING POLICIES * USA - Groups meet with Obama Team

Houston,TX,USA -Modern Bulk Transporter -Dec 5, 2008: -- Safety, infrastructure, and the environment were three of the topics that Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) representatives discussed recently with President-elect Barack Obama's transportation transition team and current Department of Transportation (DOT) employees, according to TCA information... Other groups at the meeting included the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, American Trucking Associations, Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, National Private Truck Council and truck manufacturers... The purpose of the meeting was to highlight issues confronting the trucking industry and to garner insights into the challenges facing DOT...

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Apr 17, 2007

* Australia - Trucking industry hits out possible higher rego costs

Australia -ABC Online -16 April 2007: -- The trucking sector believes higher registration costs are imminent after the release of a Productivity Commission report into transport reform... The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) officially backed the Road and Rail Freight Pricing Report on Friday... It suggests the need for higher charges for both heavy vehicles and rail, and calls for an overhaul of roads funding... But Livestock and Bulk Carriers Association spokesman Andrew Higginson says it is a waste of time to extract more money from carriers to spend on roads that are not major freight routes...

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