b'APRIL 19 - MAY 9, 2021NORTH AMERICAS TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS NEWSPAPER 25I ntermodal& l ogIstIcsn ewsBiden infrastructure plan seeks $571 billion in transport fundsPresident Joe Bidens proposed infrastructureIt includes $85 billion to be spent on mass transit, bill calls for $571 billion in additional transporta- including $55 billion for returning existing public tion spending over current federal levels, and $50transportation systems to a state of good repair, billiontomakeinfrastructuremoreresilienttoaccording to the document. An additional $25 bil-climate change, according to White House docu- lion would be used to expand transit systems, with ments sent to Capitol Hill that were reviewed by$5 billion dedicated to helping implement the pro-Bloomberg News. visions of the Americans with Disabilities Act.Thedocumentssharedwithcongressio- Otherprovisionsdetailedinthedocuments nal offices provide the first detailed breakdowninclude:of proposed spending since President Joe Biden Aviation:$25billionfortheFederal Aviation unveiledhis$2.25trillioninfrastructureplan.Administrationsprogramtoimproveairports, ManyRepublicanshavecriticizedtheplanforincluding $10 billion for airport terminal renova-increasing corporate income taxes and Biden andtion grants and $5 billion for the FAAs National members of his administration have been publiclyAirspace System facilities. CCMs technology group portraying it as providing overdue help for Ameri-Ports and Waterways: $17 billion.cans after decades of under-investment in roads,Railways:$80billionwithnearlyhalfgoing child care and other programs. toward modernization of Amtraks popular North- to become Consolidated The plan calls for $115 billion to be spent oneast Corridor, $16 billion in grants to Amtraks roads and bridges, including $50 billion on a fixnational network, $20 billion for intercity passen- Intermodal Technologiesit right road modernization program intended toger rail and $5 billion for freight rail and safety address existing problems before expanding proj- grants. Consolidated Chassis Enter- tech.Thesystemwasbuiltby ects. It also sets aside $40 billion for investments Electric vehicles: $15 billion for building a net- prises, parent company of Con- CCMs technology group in col-in bridges, $5 billion on community transporta- workof500,000electriccarchargingstations,solidatedChassisManagementlaborationwithourpoolman-tion block grants and $10 billion on transportation$100 billion for rebates to electric car consumers,(CCM), the leading neutral chas- agers over the last 15 years, so alternatives. $25 billion for zero emission transit vehicles andsis pool manager in the Unitedweareintheuniqueposition Biden has pitched the plan as one that will con- $20 billion for school bus electrification. States,announcedthatCCMsofexperiencingfirst-handthe tribute to jobs and also help fight climate change.Details of the plan were first reported by Politico. technologygroupwillbecomeoperationalchallengesofman-a new division named Consoli- agingafleet,saidTomMar-datedIntermodalTechnologiestucci, CTO of CIT. Now we are (CIT).FormerlyCCMsCITmaking the platform available to Group, the company will bringother fleet managers looking to to a broader market the propri- fully optimize their assets, digi-etary state-of-the-art technologytally transform their operations that has been optimizing CCMsand grow their business.chassis pool operations throughDesigned to keep assets in tens of millions of transactions.service,incomplianceandon Tom Martucci will lead the newthe road, while keeping expen-CCE technology initiative as theditures down, CIT offers a port-CTO of CIT and will continue tofolio of three products powered serve as VP and CTO of CCM. by the platform: Asset Manage-CCMiscommittedtoment,Maintenance&Repair evolving with the supply chain(MandR)andBillingManage-by leveraging our strengths: ourment,eachofferingspecific technology and our people. Thesolutionstoaddressparticular launchofCITallowsCCMschallenges that impede efficient provenproprietarytechnologyoperations. Providingawide and powerful platform fill a sig- rangeofoutstandingbenefits, nificant void in the market withthe CIT advantage enables fleet a cutting-edge technology solu- managers to reach new levels of tion, said Mike Wilson, CEO ofproductivityneverbeforereal-The plan calls for $115 billion to be spent on roads and bridges, including $50 billion on a fix it right roadCCM and CIT. Our experienceized.CITsrootsgodeepinto modernization program intended to address existing problems before expanding projects.plusourresearchtellsusthatassetmanagementexcellence many asset managers are boggedsupportingcustomerswitha Businesses hail Biden public works plan,downwithlegacyapplicationsdedicated customer service team thatdonotfullyaddresstheirat every stepfrom quick and pain points. CIT will launch oureasyonboarding,trainingto disdain higher tax multi-product,multi-solutioncomprehensivesupport.Help-platform to meet these needs. ingefficiency-driven,fiscally U.S. business groups say they are thrilled thata person familiar with the chambers plans. Asthetechnologybehindresponsiblefleetmanagersdo PresidentJoeBidenisproposingmassivenewBiden said in a speech in Pittsburgh that heCCMs asset management system,theirjobsbetter,theCITplat-investment to upgrade crumbling U.S. infrastruc- hopes and believes a number of Republicans andtheCITplatformhasaprovenformandproductsportfolio ture, but theyll be lobbying against raising the cor- businesses will support his plan, and that while hetrack record of driving efficien- offersapowerfulapproachto porate tax rate to pay for it. has laid out his ideas for how to pay for it, hescies,improvingutilizationandproficientassetmanagement TheU.S.ChamberofCommerce,Businessopen to other proposalsand long as they dontproductivity, reducing redundan- that lowers costs, saves time and Roundtable, and other business lobbies say theyraise taxes on those earning less than $400,000ciesandenhancingvisibility.significantly improves accuracy.strongly oppose raising the corporate income taxa year. The user-friendly, intuitive asset Asset Management: A compre-rate to 28% from 21% to pay for the $2.25 tril- If others have additional ideas, let them comemanagement system streamlineshensive suite of powerful asset lion infrastructure plan that Biden unveiled. Theyforward, Biden said. Im open to other ideas. workflows and upgrades admin- management functionalities that want to see a user-fee model for raising money forTheChamberwillbeofferingtheprogramistrative systems while support- can be bundled or utilized sepa-improvements. its long been advocating based on the user-paysinguniquebusinessoperationsrately;eachcapabilitymodule We strongly oppose the general tax increasesconcept that helped build the Interstate Highwaythroughhighlyconfigurablecan easily be configured to suit proposed by the administration, which will slowsystem,saidEdMortimer,theChambersviceandscalablesoftware.Builttotheexactuserandbusiness the economic recovery and make the U.S. less com- president of transportation and infrastructure. be flexible, the CIT platform isrequirementsofthecustomer. petitive globallythe exact opposite of the goalsThatincludesraisingfederalfueltaxesoneaimed to meet the diverse supplyAssetmanagementsolutions of the infrastructure plan, Neil Bradley, executivemore time and transitioning to a tax on the numberchain needs of fleet managers ofinclude equipment tracking and vice president and chief policy officer of the U.S.ofmilestraveled,aswellasexpandingfederalanysize,includingequipmentmonitoring, reporting and analy-Chamber, said in a statement. lending and bonding programs as a way to encour- providers,motorcarriers,rail- sis and toll management.The chamber plans to have its member com- age more investment by the private sector and stateroadoperators,IMCs,andter- MaintenanceandRepair panies engage directly with lawmakers to provideand local entities, he said.The chamber will also beminal operators across the U.S. (MandR): An easy-to-use main-real-life examples of what an increase in the corpo- seeking to recalibrate how the money is spent inWerecognizedthatthetenance and repair system with rate tax rate would mean for their firms, such as notthe bill to focus more spending on roads, bridgesCITplatformcouldbridgethe(GROUPcontinued on opening a new manufacturing facility, according to(DISDAINcontinued on page 27) gap between high tech and lowpage 27)'