Driving Forward

Are you a highway user who wants to travel on safe, less congested roads? Join Andrew Stasiowski, President and CEO of the American Highway Users Alliance, as he speaks with leading experts about the latest policies impacting the transportation community. Each month, Andrew will cover topics of critical importance to the highway user community, from reducing congestion on roads, to reforming highway trust funds, to increasing global competitiveness. Listen to new episodes of “Driving Forward” wherever you get your podcasts. The American Highway Users Alliance is a nonprofit organization advocating for public policies that promote roadway safety, increase freedom of movement, and preserve opportunities for all people to live, work, shop, and travel unencumbered. To learn more about AHUA, you can visit our website.

Driving Forward is a business podcast hosted by American Highway Users Alliance, with 11 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

American Highway Users Alliance hosts Driving Forward, a business show with 11 episodes published.

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  Episode #11

  The Road to EV Innovation and Regulation

  May 8, 202528 minS0

  <p>The rapidly evolving electric vehicle (EV) market has posed significant challenges for<br>policymakers, the automotive industry, and the drivers alike. On this episode of Driving Forward,<br>host Andrew Stasiowski speaks with John Bozzella, President and CEO of the Alliance for<br>Automotive Innovation, to demystify the complexities around EV adoption and regulation.</p><p>John shares insights into regulatory policy shaping the current EV market, what this means for<br>the Highway Trust Fund, and the future of highly automated vehicles. John says the key to a<br>successful and sustainable EV market in the U.S...

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  Episode #10

  Why America’s Biggest Source of Infrastructure Funding is in Trouble

  Jan 30, 202522 minS0

  <p>As a new Congress begins, the biggest issue facing highway investment is the looming insolvency of the Highway Trust Fund. How did we get here?  What does insolvency of the trust fund mean?  What can we do about it?</p><p><br></p><p>Today’s guest, Eno Transportation Weekly Editor Jeff Davis, says solving this funding issue is past due. He says the program has effectively been out of money since September 2008 — the federal government has been transferring upwards of $272 billion in the years since to keep the fund afloat. Jeff says that the best time to address the fu...

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  Episode #9

  How the Highway Trust Fund’s Shortfall Affects You

  Dec 19, 202426 minS0

  <p>The Highway Trust Fund — the main source of revenue for the interstate highway system — is facing a budget crisis.</p><p><br></p><p>For nearly 20 years, the Highway Trust Fund has been running increasingly larger annual deficits due to increased costs and declining revenue generated by the taxes which fund it.  This shortfall has been plugged with an increasingly larger share of general fund money, and it is clear that the path for the Highway Trust Fund is unsustainable.  With the current Highway Bill set to expire in 2026, there is a real opportunity to reform the Highway Trust Fund a...

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  Episode #8

  The Surprising Innovation in America’s Asphalt Pavement Industry

  May 30, 202434 minS0

  <p>Asphalt is fairly ubiquitous – the material covers 94 to 95 percent of U.S. roads and 80 percent of airfields. But did you know that asphalt is one of the most recycled products in the world? On this episode of Driving Forward, host Andrew Stasiowski is joined by Nile Elam, the Vice President of Government Affairs for the National Asphalt Pavement Association, to talk about innovations in this important area of transportation.</p><p><br></p><p>Nile explains that increasing recycled asphalt usage by just 1 percent would be the equivalent of taking 25,000 cars off the road – greatly contributing to reducing yearly gree...

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  Episode #7

  The Changing Landscape of Roadway Safety

  Apr 11, 202421 minS0

  <p>On this episode of Driving Forward, host Andrew Stasiowski sits down with American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) President and CEO Stacy Tetschner to talk about safety infrastructure ahead of National Work Zone Awareness Week.</p><p><br></p><p>ATSSA represents the manufacturers or installers of roadway safety infrastructure like guardrails, cable barriers, signs and pavement markings ,additionally, ATSSA provides critical training on work zone safety Stacy tells Andrew that more than awareness is needed to improve highway safety – it takes investment to make our roads safer. Stacy also tells Andrew how new technology will improve roadway safety.</p>...

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