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Allan Mercer Parnell writes about solutions to problems in trucking industry Mister P Express owner believes its the trucking industrysresponsibility to lead the industrial world to new heights Adair native Allan Mercer Parnells forward-thinking article about solutions to trucking industry challenges has been published recently in state and national business publications. He shares his article here with readers of ColumbiaMagazine.com: The trucking industry faces more challenges today than any time in the history of our industry. First the demand from shippers has grown beyond the capacity of the trucking industry. Second, our capability to meet this demand is stymied by a lack of over-the-road drivers. Fuel costs continue to rise, and the congestion on the highways makes it necessary to have more trucks moving less freight. It takes three trucks today to move the volume of freight within a city that two trucks did a dozen years ago. What is the answer to the crisis we now face with the driver shortage, the higher fuel cost and the congestion of truck traffic? First the driver shortage can be resolved by using Hispanic drivers. Who do we see across America putting on roofs, putting up drywall, working on landscaping and doing most of the construction work that the average American worker shuns? We must tap this vast resource of available workers. This means we must start with the language barrier and teach the basics of transportation communication. This will allow us to stop the flow of drivers from jumping from one job to another. Second, the fuel cost can be reduced by engineering diesel engines that are electrically powered. We should be capable of developing an engine by 2015 that will get 12 miles per gallon. Finally, Congress must appropriate funds to develop a superhighway structure that far exceeds the magnitude of the interstate system of the 1950s. We need two superhighways running east to west and about four or five running north to south with access and exits at major cities only. Those in the trucking industry must think in the 21st century and accept our responsibility to lead the industrial world to new heights. Allan Parnell CEO, Owner Mister P Express, Inc. (For more about Allan Parnell and his company, Mister P Express, click on the red and yellow "Mister "P" Express logo in the ad links on the right side of this web page.) This story was posted on 2005-05-28 06:54:16
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