Panel #4 Managing Truck Movements in Multi-State CorridorsVolvo Trucks North America

Skip Yeakel, P.E.

Charlotte, NC – February 10, 2010

Infrastructure Issues and Safety Concerns

• Call to Action• Innovate and adapt in ways that will allow progress• Stop waste & inefficiency; lead – don’t follow – global competitors• Address fuel efficiency, freight productivity & traffic congestion• Tackle environmental concerns & safety issues • Use more productive trucks as part of the transportation mix• Potential Solutions

LCVs Could expand use selectively and strategically in U.S.

Heavier Trucks To improve productivity, save fuel and help the environment

Truck-Only Lanes A good idea, but costly and not likely in the near term

Improved Logistics Innovation needed to move more freight per load

THE THREE MOST IMPORTANT ITEMS1) Research, Development, Demonstration, Deployment – RD3 2) Use, and expand, the tools we have: I-95 Corridor Coalition

(DOT/RITA), SouthEast Diesel Collaborative (EPA), American Trucking Associations, Trucking Industry Mobility and Technology Coalition – TIMTC (ATRI + DOT/RITA), National Transportation Research Center Incorporated (NTRCI) Trusted Truck® Program, IntelliDriveSM (including “CVII”), 21st Century Truck Partnership (DOE), and others.

3) More Freight/Less Fuel™ via the best Government Industry Academia Link we can forge to embrace new technologies.