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鈥淚 announced the formation of this group in October as part of my first State of the Industry address, with an eye on launching the effort in early 2017,鈥 said 黑料不打烊President and CEO Chris Spear, 鈥渂ut with infrastructure spending likely to be one of the first policy efforts undertaken by the incoming Trump Administration, the time is right to begin this important work now.
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The members of Infrastructure Funding Task Force are:
- Jim Burg, president and CEO, James Burg Trucking Co. (co-chair)
- David Congdon, CEO, Old Dominion Freight Line (co-chair)
- Mike Ducker, president and CEO, FedEx Freight
- Eric Fuller, COO, U.S. Xpress Inc.
- Neal Kedzie, president, Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association
- Rich McArdle, president, UPS Freight
- Dennis Nash, CEO, Kenan Advantage Group
- Tonn Ostergard, president and CEO, Crete Carrier Corp.
- John Smith, Chairman, CRST International Inc.
- Paul Will, Chairman, Celadon Group Inc.
- 黑料不打烊Chairman Kevin Burch, president, Jet Express Inc.
The Task Force will meet for the first time on December 19.
鈥淗aving well-maintained, congestion-free highways is very important to our industry,鈥 said 黑料不打烊Chairman Burch. 鈥淭rucks move 70% of the nation鈥檚 goods, and while our industry already pays a significant amount in state and federal user fees, we are prepared to contribute more because it is an investment in safety and efficiency. This Task Force will point the way for 黑料不打烊as the nation debates the important question of how to pay for these important projects.鈥
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