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“ THey saID IT”

“The time to act is now Mr. President. “We need to make sure
Please use your executive authority
to expedite this process to a swift the requirements are
conclusion and a final decision so
that we can all move forward on based on sound facts and
other energy infrastructure needs
in this country.” actually improve safety

—u.S. Senator Mark pryor (d-Ark.)and ten other senate
democrats sent a letter to President Obama asking him to rather than just overwhelm
approve the $5.3 billion keystone XL pipeline project by May 31.
the industry with another
“Our industry is crucial to the well-being of the
American economy. We are the rolling inventory.” onerous regulation.”

—Rep. tom petri (R-Wis.), chairman of the highways
—kevin Burch, president of Jet Express, says the “Trucking Moves and Transit Subcommittee of the house Transportation
America Forward” campaign is meant to bring all members of and Infrastructure Committee, in a joint statement with
the industry together and to meld more specific interests, like committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) requested the
unionized drivers and non-unionized drivers or company drivers Government Accountability Office evaluate the studies
and owner-operators. Burch serves as vice chairman of the used to support the 34-hour restart provision in the
campaign.
federal hours-of-service rule.

“Having a good robust HigHway infrastructure is

a key part of tHe backbone of tHe economy, and
we all support doing tHat in a responsible, open

and transparent way. ”

—Senate transportation leaders from both sides of the aisle including u.S. Senator david Vitter (R-La.) announced they’ve reached
an agreement “in principle” on a plan to reauthorize MAP-21, the surface transportation spending package that is set to expire at
the end of September.

“I am humbled by the opportunity to ride

with two very successful women in trucking
and look forward to experiencing first-

hand the work environment that so much of
ATRI’s research is focused on improving.”

—Women In Trucking Association (WIT) organized a Ride-Along for Rebecca Brewster,
ATRI president and COO and 2013 WIT Award recipient. Brewster shared the cab with
two highly qualified female drivers as they traveled from dallas to the Mid-America
Trucking Show in Louisville, ky.

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