Coalition proposes “politically palatable”
fuel tax plan
A coalition led by three prominent Americans has crafted a
plan it believes will offer a politically palatable approach to
raising fuel taxes. The proceeds from these taxes would help
pay to repair and rebuild the nation’s aging infrastructure.
The proposal, laid out July 11 by the Leadership Initiative
for Transportation Solvency, would assess a 5-percent ad
valorem tax at the production or importation level should
world oil prices increase. It would also levy a variable tax of
as much as 43 cents per gallon on gasoline and diesel purchases at the pump should world oil prices decline.
Proceeds from the levies would be earmarked for infrastructure improvements.
The proposal is the collective brainchild of former U.S.
senator Bill Bradley; former Pennsylvania governor and
secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge; and former
U.S. comptroller general David Walker.
newsmakers
Clark Material Handling Co. has appointed Karl
Waeckerle regional sales manager for the Eastern
Region. His responsibilities will include establishing and
maintaining customer relationships with dealers and end
users. … Weber Logistics, a third-party logistics and supply chain management services provider, has selected
Harry Drajpuch as president and CEO. Drajpuch joins
Weber with more than 30 years of experience in the
industry. … Jacobson Companies, a third-party logistics
service provider, has named Terry Solvedt as the new
executive vice president of operations for its transportation and logistics services business unit. … Chaiyong
Thanasriphakdeekun has joined TranSystems as a consultant team lead and practice area leader for logistics
network analysis in the firm’s management and supply
chain consulting (MSCC) practice team. William R. Nowak
has also joined the MSCC group, where he will serve as
leader of the industrial engineering/time study area. …
Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. has promoted Greg C.
Gantt to the position of executive vice president and
COO. Gantt, who joined Old Dominion in 1994, has
served as senior vice president of operations since 2002.
… Christopher C. Wren has been named senior vice president and treasurer for YRC Worldwide Inc. Most recently, Wren served as president of the consulting firm Power
I. T. LLC. … Kenco, a leading provider of integrated logis-
tics solutions, real estate services, and material handling
equipment, has announced the executive appointment
of Sean Coakley to the position of senior vice president
of sales and marketing. The company also appointed
David Caines president of Kenco Logistic Services LLC and
Kenco Transportation Services LLC. … Cathryn Gabor has
joined Ceva Logistics as senior vice president of human resources for the Americas
region. … Intelligrated, an automated
material handling solutions provider, has
appointed Chris Arnold vice president,
operations and solutions development. …
Hyster Co. has announced the hiring of
Thom Peebles and Jason Gasparik.
Peebles, who comes to Hyster from Michelin North
America, joins the team as Hyster marketing brand director. Gasparik is the new director of big truck sales. …
Meredith Von and Matthew Anacker have joined ADSI as
regional sales managers in the Midwest. … E-Z-Go, a
global manufacturer of light transportation vehicles, has
promoted veteran executive John Collins to vice president, integrated supply chain. In his new role, Collins will
be responsible for all aspects of E-Z-Go’s operations,
including sourcing, manufacturing, logistics, quality control, and facilities. … 3PL Worldwide has named Paul
Race vice president of contact center operations. …
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