John Hausladen Minnesota Trucking Association Introduction: President of MTA 675 member non-profit trade association representing for-hire & private carriers and their allied vendors Minnesota trucking industry is essential, safe and responsible.

Trucking IS Minnesota Goods Equipment Raw materials Manufactured High Tech Equipment Vans Flatbeds Refrigerated Tank Dump Parcel   Essential: Trucking is MN Trucking is a microcosm of MN’s diversity Haul raw ag, timber and mineral products; manufactured cabinets and snowmobiles; and high-tech wind generators and medical equipment Equipment and operations reflect that diversity: flatbeds, heavy-specialized, refrigerated, tank, dump, less-than-truckload, parcel

If You Got It A Truck Brought It 17,680 MN-based trucking companies 68% of communities served exclusively 78% of all MN manufactured tons If you got it, a truck brought it Trucking IS the link that brings it all together 17,680 MN-based trucking companies with interstate authority 68% of communities served exclusively by trucks 78% of all MN manufactured tonnage hauled by truck

Small Business on Wheels 2017 Tractor costs $150,000 2017 reefer trailer with skirts costs $60,000 5-axle tractor trailer pays $15,239 in combined state and federal taxes Small Business on Wheels Economic engine Sizeable investment – 2017 Tractor costs $150,000 2017 reefer trailer with skirts costs $60,000 5-axle tractor trailer pays $15,239 in combined state and federal taxes

Good Paying MN Jobs 1of 18 private sector jobs 34,500 truck drivers $42,490 average salary Good paying jobs 1of 18 private sector jobs in MN or 132,910 34,500 MN truck drivers Average salary: $42,490

Highly Regulated Daily work limits Physicals CDL D&A testing Background checks Continuing education Safe: Highly Regulated Safety is a core value for trucking companies Right thing to do … truck drivers have families in cars too Smart thing to do … crashes are costly, both in time and money Trucker drivers regulated like pilots: Hours of service (10 hour break), physicals, CDL, D&A testing, background checks, regular continuing education

Technology Explosion E Logs Satellite tracking In-cab cameras Lane departure Crash avoidance Rollover Autonomous trucks Technology explosion ELDs, satellite tracking, in-cab cameras, rear facing cameras, lane departure, crash avoidance radar, autonomous trucks

Crash Rate Dropping National fatal crash rate has dropped 73% since 1975 Partnerships Driver’s education Share the Road State Patrol MNDOT Crash rate dropping It is working! Fatal crash rate and crashes has dropped 73% since 1975 MTA initiatives to address public: driver’s education mandate, Share the Road programs, partnerships with State Patrol, TZD, Trucker Buddy

Cleaner Burning Engines Nitrogen oxide and particulate matter at near zero levels Dropped 98% since 1975 Smartway Transport Partnership New engine technology Environmentally Responsible: Cleaner Burning Engines No more soot! White glove test 98%. Nitrogen oxide and particulate matter at near zero levels (1975 vs. 2010) Achieved through both voluntary programs (Smartway Transport Partnership) and new engine technology Burning less fuel is smart and right: less fuel = less cost and lower emissions Strategies: Smart shifting, governing trucks at 65 MPH, APUs, fuel efficiency bonuses, route optimization software Utilizing natural gas to power trucks – Reduced CO2 emissions Technology costs money … the industry has already paid (Cummins 2001 engine = $20,000; estimated 2013 engine = $40,000 with retrofit and PTFs included – per Russell Sheaffer 3-26-13) Natural gas upgrade costs additional $10,000 to $15,000 - engine and tanks. (per Russell Sheaffer 3-26-13)

Challenges Sluggish economy Over regulation Driver shortage Congestion Truck parking shortage The four bottlenecks in Minnesota, all located in the Twin Cities, are: No. 45 – I-35W at I-94 No. 55 – I-35W at I-494 No. 71 – I-35W at I-694 No. 88 – I-35E at I-94

Truckers Need … Good roads and bridges Consistent regulations Fair taxes Qualified workforce