Transportation infrastructure isn’t improving fast enough. If anything, the issues caused by crumbling roadways only are growing worse, and the trucking industry and federal government are taking notice. ATRI’s research indicates congestion-related delays increased trucking’s fuel consumption by 6.87 billion gallons in 2016, adding $15.7 billion to its fuel bill.
The institute outlined several strategies to combat congestion and other infrastructure-related concerns in its report, including continuing to advocate for long-term highway funding through an increase in the fuel tax or other direct user fees, creating a new funding program to focus federal resources on truck bottlenecks along major freight corridors, and increasing funding for federal-aid highway programs that focus on funding highways with significant freight volumes.
Here are some of our key stories involving transportation infrastructure/congestion/funding:
Chao: $900 million in infrastructure grants available
ATA launches campaign targeting failing infrastructure
ATA, others urge Congress to act quickly on infrastructure
