Tag: Transportation Makes America Work

Roadbuilding

ARTBA elects Cummings as 2017-2018 chairman

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) has announced the election of Matthew G. Cummings, executive vice president with global infrastructure company AECOM, as its 2017-2018 chairman. Cummings has worked in the transportation construction industry for 30 years, with the last 23 years at AECOM, where he led AECOM’s $2 billion transportation business in […]

September 29, 2017

Roadbuilding

ARTBA announces Hall of Fame inductees

James D. Pitcock, Jr., and Horatio S. Earle are the 2014 inductees to American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation’s “Transportation Development Hall of Fame.” Petcock spent 60 years as the  chief executive officer of Texas-based Williams Brothers Construction Company. Earle is the former Michigan highway commissioner who led the good roads movement at the turn […]

November 14, 2014

Roadbuilding

ARTBA launches campaign revealing ‘shocking truth’ about transportation infrastructure investment

The American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) on Tuesday launched a new website and social media campaign that aims to reveal the “shocking truth” about transportation infrastructure investment. The campaign is part of ARTBA’s “Transportation Makes America Work!” (TMAW) advocacy program and is featured on TMAW.org. It uses infographics to show how transportation infrastructure […]

June 17, 2014

Roadbuilding

ARTBA launches “Transportation Investment Advocate Center” to help grow transportation infrastructure resources

The American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) announced Friday that it has launched a new program aimed at helping transportation advocates grow state and local transportation infrastructure resources. The program, “Transportation Investment Advocate Center” (TIAC), is designed to be a “dynamic education program and internet-based information resource” and is part of the association’s “Transportation […]

March 18, 2014

ConExpo-Con/Agg

ARTBA President Pete Ruane urges ConExpo-Con/Agg attendees to tell Congress to fix Highway Trust Fund

The American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) has been shedding light on the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) and other transportation-related policy with its “Transportation Makes America Work” campaign. The campaign includes a grassroots-focused website, an advocacy app and more. Now ARTBA President and CEO Pete Ruane is urging ConExpo-Con/Agg attendees to tell Congress to […]

February 19, 2014

Roadbuilding

ARTBA launches TransCon grassroots advocacy app

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) has launched an app similar to the “I’m Stuck” app, which was developed to allow travelers to inform elected officials about transportation problems. ARTBA’s app, however, focuses on transportation professionals. ARTBA unveiled the “Transportation Construction Advocate App” (TransCon App) yesterday. The app allows public and private-sector workers […]

August 6, 2013

Roadbuilding

ARTBA launches grassroots-focused video, website

The American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) has launched its latest educational video and website, with a goal of teaching transportation design and construction professionals about how to become involved in the political process and infrastructure policy debates. [youtube Lv3URWnqK9I nolink] The nine-minute grassroots training video, “Mobilize: A Grassroots Legislative Action Program,” presents information […]

June 26, 2013