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Late Delivery Fines Raise the Stakes, Boost the Value of Tolling and Greater Mobility for Commercial Truckers
Bill CramerNovember 30, 2017
Stories
Two of America’s biggest grocery retailers, under pressure from upstart competitors like Amazon, are raising the stakes and shifting the cost calculations on commercial truckers’ access to safe, reliable mobility. Kroger and Wal-Mart have begun... Read More
Managed Lanes for Beginners: WashDOT Primer Tells the Story
Bill CramerNovember 16, 2017
Stories
A simple, 2½-minute video for the I-405 Express Toll Lanes from Bellevue to Lynnwood, Washington State explains the differences between regular toll roads and managed lanes, and gives customers a primer on when and why they would voluntarily pay a... Read More
What to Do When Your Gas Tax Is Dying: From Denial to Acceptance to Action
Bill CramerNovember 14, 2017
Nearly 50 years after Elisabeth Kübler-Ross laid out the five stages of grief in her landmark book, On Death and Dying, a white paper by IBTTA honorary member Ed Regan, Senior Vice President at CDM Smith, looks at the terminal decline of the gas tax... Read More
Tim Stewart to Stress Trust, Accountability as IBTTA’s 2018 President
Bill CramerNovember 9, 2017
Stories
Tim Stewart, Executive Director of the E-470 Public Highway Authority, is preparing to take the helm as IBTTA’s 2018 President. In this interview with Tolling Points, he explains how he chose Trust and Accountability as the theme for his... Read More
IBTTA Member’s Prepaid Card Brings iTunes Convenience to Toll Payments
Bill CramerNovember 7, 2017
Stories
When it gets to the point where toll customers who use cash can reload a prepaid card as easily as they can use iTunes, you know that payment apps are moving to the center of tolling agencies’ toolkits. And that’s the comparison that best describes... Read More
IBTTA Visit to Ukraine Points to Potential for Future Concession Development
Bill CramerNovember 2, 2017
Stories
Pat Jones visited Kiev last week to meet with member Corporation UKRMOSTOBUD and senior officials from the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine, the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine, and the State Agency of Automobile Roads of... Read More
Stocchi Makes the Case for Tolling in Rome TV Interview
Bill CramerOctober 31, 2017
Stories
IBTTA’s recent International Summit in Rome provided a great opportunity to make the case for tolled infrastructure and raise IBTTA’s international profile. IBTTA President Emanuela Stocchi took the opportunity to speak with Rainews24, a popular TV... Read More
BREAKING: Federal Highway Administration Opens Bids for Three Interstate Tolling Slots
Bill CramerOctober 25, 2017
Stories
Rarely has a simple administrative announcement been so hotly anticipated by so many for so long. In a release last Friday, October 20, the U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) issued a call for proposals for “candidate projects” to pilot test... Read More
When Hurricane Irma Hit, Florida’s Toll Roads Were Ready
Bill CramerOctober 24, 2017
Stories
There are moments when resilience means more than battening down the hatches and protecting people from a deadly storm like Hurricane Irma. If you happen to operate the roadways that are a path to survival for hundreds of thousands of people trying... Read More
‘North America’s Biggest P3’ Tackles Congestion in Maryland
Bill CramerOctober 19, 2017
Stories
Just days before President Donald Trump signalled he might rely more heavily on state and local governments to deliver on his $1-trillion infrastructure plan, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan was out with an ambitious, $9-billion Traffic Relief Plan... Read More

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