Transportation Topics
Eugene Mulero
January 27, 2021
Consideration of a major infrastructure policy package aimed at improving access to commercial corridors would enhance the freight industry’s distribution of goods in the coming years, stakeholders said during a recent forum hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Representatives from UPS Inc. and engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. said Congress should approve a massive infrastructure measure in the near-term to help freight firms engaged in an economic recovery during the pandemic. Specifically, advancing policies that would facilitate access to fuel-efficient programs, as well as the adoption of autonomous and electric vehicle technologies, would pave the way for the modernization of supply chains, the executives explained.
“The government has a very serious and legitimate role here,” said Thomas Jensen, senior vice president of transportation policy at UPS, during the Jan. 26 event. “At this point, kick the can doesn’t really work, doesn’t really fly.”
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