Roads Are Key to Moving Air Cargo
William Pettit is doing something odd to increase air cargo business at Jacksonville International Airport: building more roads for trucks.
“You can’t separate air cargo and trucking,” said Pettit, director of commercial services for the Jacksonville Port Authority, which oversees operations at the three airports and one seaport located outside Jacksonville, Fla.
To separate trucks from the passenger traffic that flows into and out of the airport, Jacksonville wants to build truck-only roads. The result would be more “safety and convenience” for both parties, said Pettit.
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| Jacksonville’s air cargo facility is scheduled to get $3 million to $4 million for a truck-only road network in the coming years. |
“They are synonymous, air cargo and trucking,” he said. “The more air cargo you have, the more trucks you need. There is no way to separate them. If you have one, you have to have the other.”
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