CONTACT: Craig Thompson, Executive Director
Transportation Development Association of Wisconsin
(608) 256-7044
craig.thompson@tdawisconsin.
Transportation Plays a Key Role in Holiday Traditions
Madison, WI –December 3, 2013 – The Transportation Development Association of Wisconsin (TDA) has released the sixth installment in its series, the Big 10 Transportation Truths. Just in time for the holidays, the latest transportation truth is entitled Why Transportation Matters:
Because Santa Can’t be Late.
Between UPS and FedEx more than 50 million packages were picked up on Cyber Monday and approximately 70,000 people hired to handle the holiday volume. “The late Thanksgiving creates a compressed peak season which presents some operating challenges,” UPS CFO Kurt Kuehn explains. “Nonetheless, we are confident in UPS ability to successfully deliver the holidays.”
This sixth Truth highlights the role transportation plays in our holiday traditions from gift giving to gathering with family and friends. This is also the topic of TDA’s December blog.
TDA developed this series to explain in a quick and fun way why transportation matters in our state. Past Truths have shown the importance of transportation to critical Wisconsin industries, such as manufacturing and farming, and how transportation is financed in Wisconsin. Future issues will depict the relationship between transportation investment and safety, and focus on transportation as a key to remaining competitive.
About TDA
From the buses in Racine to the Port of Green Bay to the rail lines in Superior to the Waukesha County Airport to the roads we use every day, Wisconsin’s transportation network is the key to connecting goods to market and people to jobs.
Founded in 1971, the Transportation Development Association of Wisconsin promotes the vitality and safety of the state’s transportation system, including public transit systems, public-use and general aviation airports, railroads, commercial ports, and roads. TDA’s members comprise business, labor, units of government, regional planning organizations, as well as individuals. www.tdawisconsin.
