/PRNewswire/ Freight bottlenecks cost the U.S. economy more than $42 billion in 2019 a hidden tax on the American people that is only likely to increase as.
Mon May 24, 2021 - National Edition
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Freight bottlenecks cost the U.S. economy more than $42 billion in 2019 a hidden tax on the American people that is only likely to increase as the country fully opens, according to a review of
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) data.
The
American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) study, Throttled: The Economic Costs of Freight Bottlenecks, also shows that freight shipments suffered almost 660 million hours of delay on the nation s roadways. Our examination brings into sharp focus the continued costs of congestion on America s highway network, said ARTBA Chief Economist Alison Premo Black. Legislation to address freight mobility through increased federal transportation investment would help alleviate these bottlenecks, increase business productivity and power the economy for the next generation.
Not a day goes by that I do not think of the wonder and almost spiritual brilliance of mushrooms and other fungi, because I am an ant and an invasive fungus has taken control of my brain. For the rest of you, here’s a reminder that slime mold once figured out Britain’s motorways system by itself.
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Forgive me for not blogging this sooner. It’s one of those transportation facts that you come across and take as a given. But it has been making the rounds again on Twitter, reminding me that not everybody knows what I know, and not to take this stuff for granted.