[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 5168-5169]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              RECOGNIZING THE ALABAMA TRUCKING ASSOCIATION

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                        HON. ROBERT B. ADERHOLT

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 12, 2013

  Mr. ADERHOLT. Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to recognize the many 
contributions of the Alabama Trucking Association to the well-being of 
the State of Alabama as the Association celebrates its 75th anniversary 
in 2013.
  The Alabama Trucking Association was founded in 1938 in Birmingham 
and later incorporated and moved its offices to Montgomery. The 
Association has grown from 16 trucking companies in 1938 to over 675 
trucking related firms in 2013, and has been a valuable source of 
information and statistics pertaining to trucking. With one of every 
fourteen citizens in Alabama being employed by the trucking industry, 
trucking provides over 106,570 jobs contributing to the economic growth 
and development of the State. The Alabama trucking industry pays $545 
million in federal and state roadway taxes and fees representing 38% of 
all taxes and fees owed by Alabama motorists, despite the fact that 
trucks represent only 13 percent of vehicle miles traveled in the 
State. In addition, trucks serve all areas of Alabama and are the only 
transportation for goods for over eighty percent of Alabama communities 
and play a major role in transportation import and export movement.
  The Alabama Trucking Association members put safety first through 
improved driver training, investment in advanced safety technologies 
and active participation in industry safety initiatives at the local, 
state and national levels. The leadership of the Alabama Trucking 
Association has developed many friendships among Alabama's trucking 
companies, related industries and organizations, and members of the 
State Legislature and state and federal government agencies.
  The Alabama Trucking Association is well respected and has been very 
successful with its legislative and regulatory agenda, its efforts to 
improve highway safety, and the efficiency of trucking in Alabama.
  I am thankful for the Alabama Trucking Association and the service 
and support they provide to a vital part of Alabama and our nation's 
economy and work force. Congratulations to them again for 75 excellent 
years.

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