Infrastructure

Most Americans agree that more should be done to improve infrastructure in the U.S. A strong transportation and infrastructure system boosts our economy and improves our overall quality of life and safety.

The time is now to invest in our nation’s infrastructure. It will revitalize our economy, increase U.S. economic competitiveness and improve Americans’ daily lives.

America is divided on many issues, but we can all agree on the need for real investments in our roads, bridges, airports and railways. They are falling apart.

America’s infrastructure is aging and in need of serious repair and improvements.

Broadband is a powerful tool our students, workers and job creators need to succeed in a global digital economy. But, too many communities are being left behind when it comes to having access to high-speed internet.

American infrastructure was once the envy of the world, but today, we have a $2 trillion infrastructure deficit.

The American Society of Civil Engineers gave our nation’s infrastructure a cumulative grade of D+ in its latest report card, which includes categories like roads, bridges, drinking water pipes, the electric grid, and much more.

Any new national transportation infrastructure program must invest in traffic safety. The number of lives lost in U.S. motor vehicle crashes is startling: 37,461 were killed in 2016, an increase of 5.6% over 2015.

The future is now, and governors must be prepared for the inevitable changes brought by the new technological revolution.

Trucking is the backbone of our nation’s economy. Strengthening our infrastructure to meet freight demands is key to keeping the United States economy strong.

Every year, 3.5 million truck drivers travel 274 billion miles on our roads and highways to deliver the goods we rely on. The food in your refrigerator, the gas in your car and the clothes on your back were all delivered to you by a truck.

President Trump was elected based on the support of rural and suburban voters in the nation’s heartland, who believed in his pledge to improve local economies in these so-called forgotten communities.

Investment in our public transit infrastructure is essential for America’s economic growth, productivity and competitiveness. Nearly nine in 10 (87%) public transit trips directly contribute to the economy.

North Carolina’s ferry system has been in place for 70 years and has become the second largest behind Washington.

All Americans – left and right, rural and urban – agree that our nation needs improved infrastructure to truly create a competitive, 21st-century economy. But there is disagreement on how we get there.

Investing in infrastructure is a core federal responsibility that promotes commerce and ensures our economic competitiveness. The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is focused on promoting policies to build a 21st century infrastructure that’s ready for the economic and mobility challenges of today and tomorrow.

Optimism abounds that President Trump and Congress can unleash the nation’s P3 market to help solve our crumbling infrastructure crisis.

Greater investment needs to be made in America’s infrastructure — smart investment to enhance goods movement, alleviate congestion and promote economic competitiveness.

Two perpetual transportation problems have eluded a lasting solution: how to fund our deteriorating infrastructure and how to shore up the underfunding of multiemployer pension funds. Ironically, two industries are directly impacted by both: trucking and construction.

Innovation is everywhere. But perhaps nowhere are transformations happening more dramatically than with the intersection of transportation and new technologies.

There’s a phrase used in the trucking industry: if you bought it, a truck brought it. And delivering all those goods requires use of our nation’s roads, highways, bridges and tunnels.

As the nation’s lawmakers debate America’s infrastructure solutions, they’ll be traveling on, and using, crumbling infrastructure as they do.

The Arlington Memorial Bridge – built in 1932 and administered by the Park Service – sees roughly 68,000 vehicles pass over it daily. It’s also marred by decaying steel, crumbling concrete and peeling paint.

Trucking Moves America Forward launched nearly three years ago as a grassroots movement for the 7 million men and women – including 3.5 million drivers – in our industry who do the work to supply every community, every day, with the goods Americans rely on.

The long and tenuous presidential race wasn’t the only bumpy road this year.