Reprieve for U.S. Highway Program but Future Still Uncertain, Reports The Journal of Commerce
NEWARK, N.J., Mar. 15/PRNewswire/ -- The future of the severely stretched U.S. highway program remains unknown despite an extension and congressional bolstering of funding for a measure critical to efficient transportation in the United States. In today’s cover story, The Journal of Commerce details the politics that is complicating this important measure that holds the key to freight transportation industry growth.
Several months of congressional skirmishing -- capped by a contentious funding dust-up -- tested the hearts of the most steadfast advocates for transportation reform. But in the wake of the recent standoff led by Sen. Jim Bunning, the way ahead now seems clear for what may be this year’s most important issue facing the transportation industry in Washington. In legislation that appears headed to the president, the U.S. House and Senate agreed to extend the nation’s severely stretched, bent and broken highway program until Dec. 31. Congress also pledged to bolster the depleted Highway Trust Fund through September 2011.
Will that give Congress the breathing room it needs to create a new six-year program that finally sets clear transportation infrastructure priorities, and, if so, when will it happen and how will it be funded? This week’s Cover Story explores the politics and controversy within this legislation, a centerpiece of the freight transportation industry’s plank for future growth.
To view daily news visit www.joc.com. For all media enquires, including article reprints, please contact Editorial Director Paul Page.
Since 1827, The Journal of Commerce has been the most trusted source of intelligence for international logistics executives to help them plan global supply chains and better manage day-to-day transportation of goods and commodities in the United States and internationally.
To become a member of The Journal of Commerce click here. JOC members have access to our weekly print and digital magazine and Web site, as well as a 10% discount on all JOC Events and trade shows, UBM Global Trade Directories and select PIERS products. Authoritative editorial content in the form of daily news, weekly analysis and regular features ensure our members have the information and data necessary to understand the issues facing trucking, rail and maritime transportation. Members enjoy access to “By the Numbers,” an exclusive weekly compilation of key industry statistics that provides detailed views of current market trends across all modes. Regular market intelligence reports -- utilizing PIERS trade data -- include Top 100 Imports and Exporters, quarterly Top 40 Container lines, Transpacific and Transatlantic Maritime Forecasts and Top Container Ports and Terminals. Market-sector supplements, including Breakbulk, Cool Cargoes, 3PL, JOC Guide to Trucking and others, ensure all modes are comprehensively covered.
About UBM Global Trade - UBM Global Trade, formerly Commonwealth Business Media, Inc., has been the leading provider of proprietary data, news, business intelligence and analytical content supporting commercial maritime, rail, trucking, warehousing and logistics industries worldwide since 1827. The company’s portfolio of more than 100 online, print and interactive workflow business solutions includes The Journal of Commerce, The Journal of Commerce Events, PIERS Global Intelligence Solutions and an array of international trade and transportation databases and directories. UBM Global Trade, a subsidiary of United Business Media Limited, is headquartered in East Windsor, NJ, with offices throughout the United States and in Canada and Hong Kong. For more information, explore www.ubmglobaltrade.com or call 800-221-5488 (+1-609-371-7700 outside the U.S. and Canada).
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CONTACT: Paul Page, The Journal of Commerce, Editorial Director, +1-202-355-1170, ppage@joc.com.
Several months of congressional skirmishing -- capped by a contentious funding dust-up -- tested the hearts of the most steadfast advocates for transportation reform. But in the wake of the recent standoff led by Sen. Jim Bunning, the way ahead now seems clear for what may be this year’s most important issue facing the transportation industry in Washington. In legislation that appears headed to the president, the U.S. House and Senate agreed to extend the nation’s severely stretched, bent and broken highway program until Dec. 31. Congress also pledged to bolster the depleted Highway Trust Fund through September 2011.
Will that give Congress the breathing room it needs to create a new six-year program that finally sets clear transportation infrastructure priorities, and, if so, when will it happen and how will it be funded? This week’s Cover Story explores the politics and controversy within this legislation, a centerpiece of the freight transportation industry’s plank for future growth.
To view daily news visit www.joc.com. For all media enquires, including article reprints, please contact Editorial Director Paul Page.
Since 1827, The Journal of Commerce has been the most trusted source of intelligence for international logistics executives to help them plan global supply chains and better manage day-to-day transportation of goods and commodities in the United States and internationally.
To become a member of The Journal of Commerce click here. JOC members have access to our weekly print and digital magazine and Web site, as well as a 10% discount on all JOC Events and trade shows, UBM Global Trade Directories and select PIERS products. Authoritative editorial content in the form of daily news, weekly analysis and regular features ensure our members have the information and data necessary to understand the issues facing trucking, rail and maritime transportation. Members enjoy access to “By the Numbers,” an exclusive weekly compilation of key industry statistics that provides detailed views of current market trends across all modes. Regular market intelligence reports -- utilizing PIERS trade data -- include Top 100 Imports and Exporters, quarterly Top 40 Container lines, Transpacific and Transatlantic Maritime Forecasts and Top Container Ports and Terminals. Market-sector supplements, including Breakbulk, Cool Cargoes, 3PL, JOC Guide to Trucking and others, ensure all modes are comprehensively covered.
About UBM Global Trade - UBM Global Trade, formerly Commonwealth Business Media, Inc., has been the leading provider of proprietary data, news, business intelligence and analytical content supporting commercial maritime, rail, trucking, warehousing and logistics industries worldwide since 1827. The company’s portfolio of more than 100 online, print and interactive workflow business solutions includes The Journal of Commerce, The Journal of Commerce Events, PIERS Global Intelligence Solutions and an array of international trade and transportation databases and directories. UBM Global Trade, a subsidiary of United Business Media Limited, is headquartered in East Windsor, NJ, with offices throughout the United States and in Canada and Hong Kong. For more information, explore www.ubmglobaltrade.com or call 800-221-5488 (+1-609-371-7700 outside the U.S. and Canada).
About United Business Media Limited - UBM (UBM.L) focuses on two principal activities: worldwide information distribution, targeting and monitoring, and the development and monetization of B2B communities and markets. UBM’s businesses inform markets and serve professional commercial communities -- from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewelry traders, from farmers to pharmacists -- with integrated events, online, print and business information products. Our 6,500 staff in more than 30 countries is organized into specialist teams that serve these communities, bringing buyers and sellers together, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently. For more information, go to www.ubm.com.
CONTACT: Paul Page, The Journal of Commerce, Editorial Director, +1-202-355-1170, ppage@joc.com.