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“ ThEy saID IT”

“Raise the damn tax, “Congress is actually

let’s get on with it” reflecting what people

—Maverick’s Chairman and CEO steve Williams speaking at a want. People want
White House Business Council Roundtable on transportation
infrastructure and raising the fuel tax, which has not been raised
in 20 years, to fund the Highway Trust Fund to have a federal
(transportation)
“While every fatality on

our highways is a tragedy, program and they don’t

your piece painted a want to pay for it.”

picture where every —Joshua schank, president and CEO of the Eno Center for
Transportation, a transportation think tank, commenting
fatality in a truck-involved on Congress’ indecision about solving the Highway Trust
Fund insolvency problem.
crash was the fault of the

truck driver. This is just “I feel like

simply not true.” I’m in a dream.”

—President and CEO of ATA bill Graves in a letter to CNBC
regarding the show Collision Course: Investigating the Trucking —2014 National Truck driving Grand Champion Jeffery
Industry about the truckers at fault in fatal truck wrecks and langenhahn at the awards banquet for the NTdC in
an industry with a too-high tolerance for highway accidents. Pittsburgh.

“Women are gaining momentum

as their presence as professional

drivers becomes more viable.”

—ellen voie, president of the Women in Trucking Association, said of the record number (11) of women drivers
competing in the 2014 National Truck driving Championships in Pittsburgh.

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