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Raising The Bar Infrastructure In Harris County

Raising The Bar Infrastructure In Harris County. October 23, 2014. MAKE THE MESSAGE PERSONAL. You are not just a driver!. DEVELOP A CULTURE OF APPRECIATION. “People covet the most that which they cannot buy.”. THE THREE T’S. WHERE ARE WE SPENDING OUR TIME?. Metrics. Safety Excellence.

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Raising The Bar Infrastructure In Harris County

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  1. Raising The Bar Infrastructure In Harris County October 23, 2014

  2. MAKE THE MESSAGE PERSONAL You are not just a driver!

  3. DEVELOP A CULTURE OF APPRECIATION “People covet the most that which they cannot buy.”

  4. THE THREE T’S

  5. WHERE ARE WE SPENDING OUR TIME? Metrics Safety Excellence Incident and Claims Management Behavioral Management Regulatory Compliance

  6. Begin Your Journey Driving to Perfection Brian Fielkow 713.676.1111 brian@brianfielkow.com brianfielkow.com At the end of the game, when it’s all over… YOU.

  7. Marcia Faschingbauer, President

  8. Texas added 1.3 million people from 2010 to 2013, more than any other state according to the U.S. Census Bureau . . . and our state’s population has pushed past 26 million and is projected to reach 40 million by 2050.

  9. Houston alone added 34,625 residents during the same timeframe . . . a growth rate that was second only to New York.

  10. According to the data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics this summer, Texas has gained more than 20,000 oil and gas jobs since July 2013. • And we have over 300,000 jobs in the oil and natural gas sector as the oil boom drives job growth for a fourth straight year.

  11. The financial burden of shouldering the primary funding for an aging road infrastructure . . . through ever-increasing state roadway taxes and fees.

  12. Hours of Service changes have constricted a driver’s ability to stay flexible  and . . .  Laws governing CSA scores have made any kind of violation OR WARNING a major liability

  13. Compounding that problem are the chokepoints at terminals and the ports.

  14. Additionally, the new Hours of Service regulations mean that we are operating under very strict time constraints, and that means we have to make every minute count.

  15. Carriers have invested heavily in the kind of sophisticated IT systems that can give you the absolute visibility you need to make real time decisions with your carrier partner.

  16. Thank you!

  17. Harris County International Trade and Transportation Conference Brenda Mainwaring, VP Public Affairs, Union Pacific Railroad

  18. When the topic is public infrastructure, how do railroads fit in? Fundamentally different…. • Privately owned • Privately funded • Constituencies: customers, investors and employees But in many ways similar…. • Common carrier obligations • Federally regulated • Integral to communities

  19. Do railroads really have an impact? • 64,912 miles of high-density “A” Track • 47,432 miles of “principal arterials, Interstates” (2012) • 161,980 total track miles • 1,314,000 miles “high-type” paved roads/streets (1996) • 1.7 trillion ton-miles hauled by rail • 2.6 trillion (estimated) ton-miles • 1.0 trillion ton-miles • 499 billion ton-miles (domestic) • 574 operating railroads Sources: Rail: Association of American Railroads Other: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Stats (USDOT)

  20. U.S.Class I Railroads/ Interstates

  21. TexasRailroads/Roads(Source: TTI TAMU ) October 2006 August 1999

  22. Harris CountyRailroads/Roads Source: TxDOT/HTNB study August 2007 Source: GHP Aug 2014

  23. Linking Harris County to the Global Market Seattle Eastport Portland Duluth Twin Cities Omaha Chicago Oakland St. Louis Memphis Little Rock LA Pine Bluff Dallas Calexico Port access Nogales Border crossings El Paso New Orleans Houston Eagle Pass Laredo Brownsville

  24. An integrated system: Port of Houston to Plano, Baytown to Brownsville… To DFW To Texarkana To NOLA Port of Houston To San Antonio To El Paso To Galveston To Laredo To Brownsville

  25. Realities • 8% volume growth vs. 2Q 2013 • Strong growth in Texas origin/destination products • Frac sand +21% • Lumber +17% • Construction (aggregates, etc) +15% • Industrial chemicals +7% • Significant industrial expansioncoming online 2016 • Regional population growth • Limited space for infrastructure

  26. Responses • Purchasing equipment – 229 locomotives in 2014 • Hiring – 5,000 new employees in 2014 (net +1,000) • Investing in physical plant • $42 Billion capital spend since 2000 • $4.1 Billion capital investment in 2014 • $2.5 Billion capital investment in Texas since 2009, including $700 million for new capacity to grow with customers • $600 million expended in Greater Houston/Harris County

  27. Rail will continue to focus on meeting growing freight demands.Is it possible to leverage limited resources for mutual benefit? $20+ Billion – amount rail industry spends annually on transportation infrastructure $43 Billion – amount US government allocates annually for roadway infrastructure (2009 USDOT)

  28. The ability to transport goods, and people, efficiently throughout the greater Houston region affects both current and future economic development.Texas. Harris County International Trade & Transportation Conference October 23, 2014

  29. -Statewide Funds Needed-Houston Region’s Needs-Funding Landscape-Post Prop 1Texas.- The Big Picture

  30. To Sustain Current Level of Service • 2030 Committee Report • Over next 25 years • We Need (for same level-of-service) $270B • Have Funding for $100B • Local funds, tolls, etc. $50B • New Funding Required $120B $5B/Year, Every Year Source: Texas Future

  31. -Political Climate-The Usual Suspects-Gas Tax-Vehicle Registration-Ending Diversions-Vehicle Sales Tax -Additional OptionsTexas.- 2015 Session

  32. -Funding current needs-Funding a vision-MotionMapsTexas.- Local Funding

  33. At stake is the lifestyle we want to enjoy in Texas Source: TTI

  34. Business Cost of Congestion Distance traveled to connect with customers in 30 minutes Missed opportunity Missed opportunity With congestion Without congestion Source: TTI

  35. -Your Input-Ideas-Support-Your Leaders -Business Leaders-Elected OfficialsTexas. Why We Need You

  36. About that amendment . . . . . . It’s a great FIRST STEP

  37. Questions?For more information www.TAGhouston.org

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