What other issues are on the NIT League’s radar screen?
A. Freight movement in general. We have a major problem with infrastructure in this country, whether it’s capacity or old roads and bridges. Capacity is growing by 2 or 3 percent in 10 years and freight is growing by 100 percent over that same time period. Technology is another major facet to this. ATA is pushing for Congress to adopt a goal to move freight more efficiently. That can mean more roads, better technology, more lanes, whatever. It might mean more size and weight for trucks. It might be more productivity for rails as well. Truck size and weight is one segment. But it’s all about how to we get freight moved from Point A to B when everybody wants their freight delivered Just-in-Time. They want it yesterday. The old silos are gone. You have to be more creative. You have to look outside the box to find ways to get their goods moved in the best possible way. Q. What should Congress be doing in terms of better freight movement? A. We’d like to see Congress take a more active role
