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US truckers back Trump, ask for new 'Build America' highway fund
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THE American Trucking Associations (ATA) called on policymakers to endorse its Build America Fund plan to fund the modernisation of roads and bridges.
"We support President Trump's vision to 'go big or go home' on infrastructure. To build America, we must invest in America," said ATA president Chris Spear.
"Tax reform has reignited the American economy, and it is paramount that this new economic growth is supported by a strong national infrastructure," said Mr Spear.
"A 21st century transportation network cannot be sustained with financial tricks - it requires substantial investment," he said.
ATA is the leading voice of the trucking industry, which employs 7.4 million across the country and is the top employer in 29 states as well as moving more than 70 per cent of America's freight.
The Build America Fund would be supported with a federal fuel user fee built into the wholesale price of transport fuel, phased in at a nickel per year over four years.
ATA estimates the Build America Fund would generate US$340 billion in new revenue over the first 10 years. Although trucks account for 14 per cent of vehicle miles travelled on our roads, the trucking industry currently covers 45 per cent of the Highway Trust Fund.
"We support President Trump's vision to 'go big or go home' on infrastructure. To build America, we must invest in America," said ATA president Chris Spear.
"Tax reform has reignited the American economy, and it is paramount that this new economic growth is supported by a strong national infrastructure," said Mr Spear.
"A 21st century transportation network cannot be sustained with financial tricks - it requires substantial investment," he said.
ATA is the leading voice of the trucking industry, which employs 7.4 million across the country and is the top employer in 29 states as well as moving more than 70 per cent of America's freight.
The Build America Fund would be supported with a federal fuel user fee built into the wholesale price of transport fuel, phased in at a nickel per year over four years.
ATA estimates the Build America Fund would generate US$340 billion in new revenue over the first 10 years. Although trucks account for 14 per cent of vehicle miles travelled on our roads, the trucking industry currently covers 45 per cent of the Highway Trust Fund.