US – 42 year old, Anthony Foxx, was confirmed as Secretary of Transportation yesterday by a unanimous 100 – nil Senate vote. Foxx succeeds Ray LaHood and is likely to continue his predecessors aggressive safety campaigning. The incoming Secretary has experience of transport and logistics in both passenger and freight sectors, having introduced both streetcar and light rail programmes whilst mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, and played a part in both the construction of a runway at his local international airport, and the construction of a multimodal freight centre. Road haulage dignitaries welcomed Mr Foxx’s appointment with American Trucking Association’s CEO, Bill Graves, saying:
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