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February 16, 2005
Member of Congress
Address
Room
Washington, D.C.
Dear __________:
Congratulations on your election to the 109th Congress. In this
new year, we wish you great success moving forward the significant legislation
that is ahead of you, such as the transportation reauthorization legislation.
As leaders of the undersigned corporations, representing
more than 300,000 good-paying American jobs, we firmly believe that legislation
to reauthorize and provide long-term stability to public transportation and
federal highway programs must be enacted quickly and at sufficiently increased
investment levels. Transportation and mobility options provide critical benefits
to all industries, all communities, all working people and the American economy.
Prompt enactment of this bill, which has broad bipartisan support, is critical.
It would create jobs and continue to help the economy grow and prosper.
The business case for investment in our nation’s surface
transportation system is well-known, which is why policy makers with diverse
political views have agreed and worked together on public transportation and
highway programs. These investments have been and continue to be critical
to economic growth, international competitiveness, quality of life and national
security. Throughout our nation’s history, economic growth, prosperity, and
opportunity have followed investments in the nation’s transportation infrastructure.
The nation’s highways and public transportation systems are
the backbone of our economy; moving people and goods, employing millions of
workers, and generating a significant share of U.S. economic activity. In
fact, transportation services generate 12 percent of our total Gross Domestic
Product. Our "just-in-time" supply chain depends on our ability
to move people and freight faster than any other country in the world. Unfortunately,
our transportation infrastructure system is ill-prepared to handle the growing
volume of freight and people. The nation’s transportation infrastructure is
aging and is not currently keeping up with the growing demand.
As the Administration and Congress work toward passage of
this legislation, we believe the appropriate investment blueprint for this
legislation is provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s 2002 Conditions
and Performance Report, which identifies a federal investment need of $375
billion, necessary to begin improving the nation’s surface transportation
network over the next six years.
We understand the role that economic conditions and federal
financial constraints play in the determination of what the authorization
level will be for this legislation, but we continue to believe that the benefits
of increased investment in public transportation infrastructure are significantly
greater than its costs. We also maintain the important principle that revenues
in the Highway Trust Fund should be used to support investment in transit,
highways, and bridges and that all these funds should be guaranteed for these
uses only.
A significant investment level would create millions of American
jobs and help address the growing deterioration of the nation’s highway, bridge
and transit infrastructure facilities. These are not exaggerations or think
tank numbers. They are the conclusions of the U.S. Department of Transportation.
As business leaders, we believe the United States is facing
a transportation infrastructure crisis that can no longer be ignored. Traffic
crashes cost our society $230 billion per year and inadequate roadway conditions
are a factor in one-third of these accidents. Congestion robs $70 billion
per year from the U.S. economy and denies Americans time with their families.
Traffic volume has grown 125 percent nationwide in the past two decades, but
still only one-quarter of households have access to adequate public transportation.
This situation will only get worse without enacting a long-term, well-funded
transportation bill.
This legislation has significant implications for the financial
futures of all of the undersigned companies. Our companies manufacture, produce,
and deliver products and services that are dependent on federal investment
in highways and public transportation. Future corporate growth will be ensured
only with enactment of a significantly funded multi-year transportation bill.
Without a multi-year commitment, neither American communities nor American
businesses will be able to thrive and keep pace with the growing demand. Financial
planning and coordination over multiple years is needed to ensure investment
and planning are cost effective and efficient.
Our more than 300,000 employees strongly urge your support
in addressing the nation’s surface transportation needs and believe this should
be a priority of the 109th Congress. Our companies, and the American
people, expect nothing less.
Thank you for your consideration and action on this important
legislation. We look forward to working with you over the upcoming months.
Again, congratulations on your election.
Sincerely,
(List of Signatories Attached)
Gerald L. Shaheen
Group President
Caterpillar, Inc.
71,000 employees
Oliver Hauck
President and CEO
Siemens Transportation Systems
70,000 employees
Carl Rau
President
Bechtel Infrastructure Corporation
32,648 employees
Thomas A. Gosnell
Senior Vice President and President,
Commercial Vehicle Systems
ArvinMeritor, Inc.
31,000 employees
Stephen G. Hanks
President and CEO
Washington Group International
26,000 employees
Michael D. Kennedy, P.E.
President
CH2M HILL Transportation Business Group
10,500 employees
James R. Shappell
Group President
Parsons Transportation Group Inc.
10,000 employees
Thomas J. O’Neill
Chairman and CEO
Parsons Brinckerhoff
9,000 employees
Dr. Hans F. Collenberg
Division President
Commercial Vehicle Transmissions
ZF Industries
5,972 employees
Alan Krusi
President & CEO
Earth Tech
4,200 employees
W. Jean Floyd
Sr. VP and General Manager
Orbital/Transportation Management Systems
3,000 employees
Ken Graham
CEO and President
HNTB Corporation
2,800 employees
Ben Watts
President and CEO
Carter and Burgess, Inc.
2,400 employees
Fredrick W. Werner, P.E.
President
DMJM+Harris, Inc.
2,200 employees
Jeffry D. Bust
President and CEO
Blue Bird Corporation
2,000 employees
Ronald J. Drnevich, P.E.
Chairman and CEO
Gannett Fleming, Inc.
1,950 employees
Francis Jelensperger
Sr. Vice President
ALSTOM, Inc.
1,822 employees
Dominick M. Servedio, P.E.
Chairman and CEO
STV, Inc.
1,200 employees
Victor A. Viggiano
CEO
The Okonite Company
954 employees
Kevin J. McMahon
Chairman and CEO
Edwards and Kelcey
900 employees
Kenneth R. Burk
CEO
Union Switch and Signal, Inc.
900 employees
Kenneth M. Wightman, P.E., P.L.S.
President and CEO
David Evans and Associates, Inc.
850 employees
Robert J. Zuelsdorf
Chairman, President and CEO
Wilbur Smith Associates
850 employees
Andreas Strecker
President/CEO
Daimler Chrysler Commercial Buses, N.A.
820 employees
John Marinucci
President and CEO
New Flyer of America, Inc.
811 employees
Andrew Imanse
President
El Dorado National Company, Champion Bus; Thor Industries
714 employees
J. Daniel Garrett
Interim President and CEO of NABI, Inc.
North American Bus Industries, Inc.
707 employees
Richard Johnson
President and CEO
Cubic Transportation Systems, Inc.
700 employees
Edward J. Clark
CEO
American Seating Company
700 employees
Dennis Howard
CEO
Gillig Corporation
700 employees
Win Irwin
Chairman and CEO
Irwin Transportation Seating
700 employees
Stan L. Hasselbusch
President and CEO
L. B. Foster Company
694 employees
Brian G. Larson
CEO
TranSystems Corporation
650 employees
Terry A. Sack
President
Burgess & Niple, Inc.
600 employees
Greg Hodkinson
Chairman
Arup
550 employees
Raymond J. Kinley, Jr.
CEO
Clough, Harbour & Associates LLP
545 employees
Donald R. Allen, P.E.
CEO
Jordan, Jones & Goulding, Inc.
511 employees
Yoshinori Kanehana
President
Kawasaki Rail Car, Inc. (USA)
500 employees
John G. Haussmann
President
T.Y. Lin International
450 employees
Gregory S. Baldwin
Partner
Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership
372 employees
Keith D. Curry
Managing Director
Public Financial Management
350 employees
Ronald P. Wells
President and CEO
Stacy and Witbeck, Inc.
260 employees
George Dorshimer, P.E.
President
LTK Engineering Services
225 employees
Thomas J. Martin
President and CEO
TTA Systems, LLC, A Talgo Group Company
220 employees
Avi Zisman
President
Mark IV IDS
210 employees
Matthew C. French
V.P. and General Manager
AMETEK Technical & Industrial Products
196 employees
Dale E. Carson
President and CEO
Complete Coach Works
175 employees
Albrecht P. Engel
President and CEO
SYSTRA Consulting, Inc.
175 employees
Thomas G. Rader
President
Colorado Railcar Manufacturing, LLC
160 employees
David L. Turney
Chairman, CEO and President
DRI, Inc.
150 employees
James J. McDonough
President
McDonough Associates, Inc.
150 employees
Michael Monteferrante
CEO
Optima Bus Corporation
150 employees
Bernard J. Ford
Senior Vice President
McDonough Associates, Inc.
145 employees
James Pacelli
President
GFI-Genfare, Inc.
126 employees
Terry V. Derrico
President & General Manager
IMPulse NC, Inc.
110 employees
Erich Horn
President
Scheidt & Bachmann USA, Inc.
110 employees
Mike Nash
Global Head of Operating Companies
ERG Transit Systems
100 employees
Michael Thomas
CEO
Spear Technologies
100 employees
Philip C. Castellana
President
Lea+Elliot, Inc.
85 employees
Christian Hammarskjold
President & CEO
USSC Group, Inc.
80 employees
William Manginelli
President
Trauner Consulting Services
70 employees
Louise K. Garside
President/CEO
LKG-CMC, Inc.
66 employees
Frank Otero
President & CEO
PACO Group, Inc.
64 employees
Gary Tolar
President
Tolar Manufacturing Company, Inc.
49 employees
Robert Heaney
CEO
Muncie Transit Sypply
45 employees
Stephen R. Beard
Managing Partner
S.R. Beard & Associates, LLC
45 employees
Larry Filler
President and CEO
TransitCenter, Inc.
43 employees
Toulla P. Constantinou
CEO
Cemusa, Inc.
42 employees
Jolene M. Molitoris
President and Chief Executive Officer
GeoFocus, LLC
40 employees
George J. Peterman
President
Macro Corporation
38 employees
Patricia A. Biedar
President/CEO
Priority Manufacturing, Inc.
38 employees
Elisa Nichols
Vice President
BMI-SG
36 employees
Roland Staib
CEO
INIT Innovations in Transportation, Inc.
32 employees
Raul V. Bravo
President
Raul V. Bravo + Associates, Inc.
25 employees
Russell Chisholm
President
Transportation Management & Design, Inc.
20 employees
Jan Hull
President
Trillium USA, LLC
20 employees
Katherine O’Neil
President
KKO and Associates, LLC
15 employees
Stephanie Pinson
President
Gilbert Tweed Associates, Inc.
13 employees
James G. Srygley
CEO
S & A Systems, Inc.
13 employees
Angela S. Iannuzziello, P.E.
President
ENTRA Consultants
12 employees
Don Leidy
Managing Principal
Maintenance Design Group, LLC
11 employees
Beverly J. Duffy
President
Lin Industries, Inc.
10 employees
Charles A. Spitulnik
Partner
McLeod, Watkinson & Miller
10 employees
David A. Hillock
President
Transit Associates, Inc.
10 employees
John Barberis
Vice President, Operations
Transit Marketing Group
10 employees
Rose Reichman
Principal
Reichman Frankle, Inc.
6 employees
Jeffrey A. Parker
CEO
Jeffrey A. Parker & Associates
4 employees
Gordon Nevison
President
The Nevison Group, INC
4 employees
Sharon Greene
President
Sharon Greene and Associates
4 employees
Stephen E. Schlickman
President
Schlickman & Associates
3 employees
Richard D. Curtis, P.E.
Principal
Curtis Engineering Consulting Services, Inc.
1 employee
Herbert Pence
Principal
HAP International, LLC
1 employee
Alan Kiepper
Principal
Management Consultant
1 employee
Philip M. Strong
Principal
PS Consulting
1 employee
Reba Malone
Principal
RM and Associates
1 employee
Susan B. Richards
President
SR Concepts
1 employee
Claude Morelli
Principal
TransNuevo, LLC
1 employee
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