AEM supports FasterBetterSafer campaign.
Press Release Summary:
Created by Americans for Transportation Mobility coalition, FasterBetterSafer campaign is intended to be wake-up alarm to urge Congress and next Administration to increase federal investment in nation's aging and overburdened transportation system. According to Dennis J. Slater, AEM President, AEM is prepared to commit resources to support FasterBetterSafer campaign since future economic health of nation depends on strong transportation network.
Original Press Release:
AEM Supports FasterBetterSafer Campaign
"We must improve America's infrastructure now"
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has been a strong advocate for infrastructure investment, and today AEM announced its support for the FasterBetterSafer campaign of the Americans for Transportation Mobility coalition. The campaign is intended to be a wake-up alarm to urge Congress and the next Administration to increase federal investment in the nation's aging and overburdened transportation system.
AEM is the international trade group representing the off-road equipment manufacturing industry. Its members manufacture equipment, products and services used worldwide in the agriculture, construction, forestry, mining and utility sectors.
"The business community must intensify its efforts now to educate elected officials on critical transportation needs as Congress prepares to reauthorize the surface transportation program next year," said Dennis J. Slater, AEM President. "Infrastructure improvement is a top priority for our member companies and our industry. We are keenly aware of the investment that is taking place in other regions of the world, and there is widespread alarm at the lack of adequate investment to modernize infrastructure here in the United States."
AEM is prepared to commit resources to support the FasterBetterSafer campaign. "The future economic health of our nation depends on a strong transportation network," Slater noted.
"For example, our members have voiced concern for the increasing difficulties they face in transporting replacement parts to and from manufacturing plants, as well as transporting machinery products to ports and to our customers because of deteriorating infrastructure," he explained.
AEM is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has offices in Washington, D.C.; Ottawa, Canada; and Beijing, China; with a European presence in Brussels. AEM is a founding member of the Americans for Transportation Mobility (ATM) and has a seat on the ATM management committee. For more information contact Rich Jefferson, 414-274-0655 or rjefferson@aem.org.
