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AgTEC FORMS STEERING
COMMITTEE, CALLS FOR TRUCK WEIGHT REFORM
RELEASE:
October 6, 2008
CONTACT: Neil Ward (301/838-9385)
nward@forestresources.org
Rockville, MD – A coalition of agricultural
and forest product hauling interests has formed a steering committee and
developed an aggressive 2009 work plan to press the need for Gross Vehicle
Weight limit reform on federal highways as Congress drafts a new highway
bill early next year.
The Agricultural Transportation Efficiency Coalition (AgTEC) supports
increasing the overall gross vehicle weight limits to enable transporters
of raw agricultural products, forest products, and animal feed to move
these essential commodities from point-of-origin to processing facilities
in a fuel-efficient manner.
AgTEC’s new steering committee, chaired by Mike Branch of Smurfit-Stone
Container, is comprised of Vice Chair Bud Wallace of Wallace Transport,
Dennis Berryhill of Fleetwood Transport Service, Jeff Doran of the Florida
Forestry Association, Suzanne Madden of the American Forest & Paper
Association, and Al Eiden of CHS, Inc. Steve Jarvis of the Forest
Resources Association will provide staff support.
"Our country's forest and farm products are the basis of manufacturing
industries and most crucial to our country’s prosperity,” stated Branch.
“AgTEC will make the case that by improving our road system's ability to
move these basic commodities more efficiently, we will conserve fuel,
improve safety, reduce emissions, and will prevent the loss of more U.S.
jobs to other countries. The 2009 Highway Reauthorization Bill must
address this critical need."
For more information, visit
www.ag-haul.org.
The Mission of the Agricultural Transportation
Efficiency Coalition is to improve the efficiency of transporting raw,
unprocessed agricultural and forest products from farms and forests to
processing facilities.
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