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Freight transportation drives costs and growth across America
LES LAWRENCE explains freight transport accounts for about 10 cents of every dollar spent and urges expansion of capacity in the next 15 years. The piece outlines problems in rail, truck, and water carriers, highlights the Surface Transportation Act of 1971, and cites Chanute payroll impacts from local shippers like Manley Transfer, Santa Fe Trailways, and United Parcel.
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America
Association of American Railroads
American Trucking Association
The
Water Transport Association
Surface Transportation Act of
Department of Treasury
Chanute
Manley Transfer
Santa Fe Trailways