Center for Transportation Advancement

The impact that President Trump’s tariffs, whatever form they take, will have on U.S. manufacturing is unknown, and likely will be for several years. Hopefully, they will be the impetus for the manufacturing renaissance that the Trump Administration is banking on. But, one sure way to immediately boost our manufacturing base would be to […]

Dear President Trump: My name is Phil Bell. We have never met, but I have been both a fan and supporter of yours since I was a little boy growing up in New Jersey. I served as an Alternate Delegate for you in the 2020 and 2024 Republican National Conventions. Then, as now, I

2025 saw Washington, DC shaken to its core by President Trump’s establishment of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Far from past efforts to “streamline” government, the Elon Musk-led DOGE began quickly exposing wasteful and fraudulent spending across all government agencies—including more than a few that are largely unknown outside of the famous “Plumbook”

The Wall Street Journal reported how Ford Motor Company’s best-selling F-150 has become the latest example of the negative impact of the new tariff movement. The F-150 in particular, and the transportation industry as a whole, vivify why tariffs are problematic. After all, transportation is a capital-intensive business, with long timelines to bring products

The Trump Administration is off to a fast start. While closing the border, DEI reversal, needed tax legislation and the work of DOGE are getting the headlines, the area that I am most excited about is deregulation. In Trump’s first term his mandate that Federal agencies remove two regulations for every new regulation promulgated,

The United States has long been the “Land of Opportunity.” That has been true since our founding and remained through different epochs of political change and social turmoil. During the past few years, however, that opportunity has been tempered by the Biden administration’s aggressive antitrust enforcement which touched many industries. Many in the business

One of the most hated ideas in human history is the toll. This hatred is best exemplified by the 19th Century “Three Billy Goats Gruff” fairy tale, where a troll under the bridge (who tries to collect the ultimate toll) is defeated by a group of wily goats. This hatred is re-ignited each time tolls