DOT 163-09
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Contact: Bill Mosley
Tel.: (202) 366-4570
Statement of U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on the August Freight Transportation Services Index
“The continued rise of the freight transportation service index is evidence that America is moving towards economic recovery. The impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and other actions taken by this Administration are only beginning to be felt around the nation, but economic data like this should give us hope that our worst days are behind us,” said Secretary LaHood. “However, there is still a long road ahead and we will not let this positive sign lull us into complacency. This Administration remains committed to investing in transportation in order to insure a prosperous future.”
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