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The article offers the U.S. trucking news briefs. Topics discussed include failure of trucking companies due to weak freight demand and rising diesel prices, trucking companies being inversely affected due to weather-related delays as per the Federal Highway Administration, and a voting by Atlanta City Council, Georgia for transportation tax increase.

The article focuses on demand for investment as well as for reform of taxes supporting highway and transit programs of the U.S. in 2013 by John Horsley of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). He cited the need for the Congress to approve legislation that would authorize a Transportation Regional Infrastructure Project (TRIP) bond program. He also stated that the cents per gallon federal excise tax on fuels should be converted to a sales tax on fuels.

The article reports that some states in the U.S. are planning to implement mileage-based tax for drivers rather than the amount of gas they use, to compensate for continuing decreases in gas consumption due to fuel-efficient cars. It mentions that gas tax revenue is used to maintain the nation's roads and highways, and decrease in gas revenue means less money for maintenance and improvements even though highway use is increasing.

The article offers information on the "America THINKS" survey which revealed 74 percent of Americans willing to spend more on various transportation taxes if the government increases spending to repair the nation's roads, bridges, and transit systems.