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Jacob Barron, IBTTAOctober 26, 2021
Today, it’s nearly impossible to do anything without leaving behind a digital footprint. Even tasks or actions that have always been thought of as comparatively analog now involve the creation of some piece of digital data.
Driving a car used to...
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Mike Pellegrino, ShimmickSeptember 21, 2021
The tolling industry, along with its customers, has experienced tremendous growth and change in the last several years. Following are examples of some of the more significant changes:
Younger Generation: with their social media and digital...
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Pat Jones, IBTTASeptember 11, 2021
On the twentieth anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, we remember all whose lives were lost or irretrievably changed by the events of that day.
On the tenth anniversary of 9/11, during IBTTA’s Annual Meeting in Berlin,...
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Steve Haddix, ETC, LLCSeptember 9, 2021
Software as a Service is the logical evolution of the Tolling Back Office
Toll roads may have been serving travelers since the Susa-Babylon highway in 7th century BC, but it was not until the 21st century that drivers escaped needing cash-in-hand...
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Jacob Barron, IBTTAAugust 20, 2021
E Pluribus Unum isn’t just the motto included on the U.S. national seal. It’s also a good way to describe how Congress is putting together a final infrastructure bill: out of many proposals, one that looks pretty good from the tolling industry’s...
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Pat Jones, IBTTAAugust 3, 2021
It’s fascinating to look at your own industry through the eyes of an outsider. You know the experience. You’re attending a backyard barbecue and an unfamiliar neighbor approaches you and says, “Hi, I’m Sarah. What’s your name and what do YOU do?”...
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Mitchell Beer, President, Smarter ShiftJuly 13, 2021
It’s an area where front-line tolling agency staff can make a life-changing, life-saving difference, just by reading the signs.
Where agencies can join forces with the truckers who are among the most frequent users of their roads.
Where the...
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Guest blog by Harold Worrall, PayTollo Inc.June 15, 2021
Guest blog by Harold Worrall, Tolling Advisor, PayTollo Inc.
Overview
In looking to the future, there are ample opportunities for increased use of tolling as a pricing mechanism. It is widely recognized that fuel taxes and other excise taxes will...
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By Mark Muriello, IBTTAJune 8, 2021
By Mark Muriello, Director of Policy & Government Affairs, IBTTA
On June 4, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee released its ‘‘Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface...
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JJ Eden, North Carolina Turnpike AuthorityJune 1, 2021
Guest blog by JJ Eden, Executive Director, North Carolina Turnpike Authority
This article appeared in the June issue of Traffic Technology International
Over the last twenty years, technology has transformed our economy, society, and our...
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