House Subcommittee Hearing On Highway Congestion

Will larger trucks reduce congestion on the nation's highways?

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May 31, 2002, 7:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Pointing out the growth in truck transport of Americas freight, it was noted that 'more trucks will be traveling more miles on a highway system that will see very little capacity expansion over the next dozen years. This is not a sustainable trend, and it should not be allowed to continue.' Road-building, however, is not enough to solve the problem, he said. A 'multi-front assault on congestion' should include improvements in trucking productivity, better federal funding, the elimination of bottlenecks, effective Intelligent Transportation Systems, and the encouragement of telecommuting and carpooling."

Thanks to Linda LaSut

FULL STORY: House Subcommittee Looks At Congestion

Thursday, May 23, 2002 in Newport's Trucking Info

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