Mineta Calls on Shippers to Help Ease Congestion

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RLINGTON, Va. — Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta urged freight shippers at the National Industrial Transportation League’s spring policy forum here to help trucking firms and other freight haulers to ease congestion.

“One issue that keeps coming up is the delay that drivers face in getting their trucks loaded, delays that can last for several hours,” Mineta said. “In today’s competitive marketplace, such delays are unacceptable.”

Mineta told the group that shippers needed to “commit to doing [their] part to improve freight efficiency, mobility and productivity nationwide.”

“We can achieve this goal by developing better ways to coordinate the connections be-tween shippers and carriers, and we’re looking to you to make sure that goods are ready for shipment from the outset,” Mineta said.

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