1. 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.

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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 )
Natural gas upgrade costs additional $10,000 to $15, engine and tanks. (per Russell Sheaffer )

10. 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

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