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title: Why Infrastructure Matters to Truck Drivers
description: May 15 - 19, 2017 is national Infrastructure Week. We dive deep into four reasons why infrastructure matters to you, the professional truck driver.
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## Why Infrastructure Matters to Truck Drivers

Posted by [Rebecca Anderson](https://blog.drivetransland.com/author/rebecca-anderson) on May 16, 2017 10:30:00 AM

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This week (May 15 -  19, 2017) is national Infrastructure<https://www.uschamber.com/event/infrastructure-week-kickoff-event-2017>Week.

Via the [United States Chamber of Commerce](https://www.uschamber.com/event/infrastructure-week-kickoff-event-2017), *"...\[This\] Week is a national week of education and advocacy that brings together American businesses, workers, elected leaders, and everyday citizens around one message: It’s #TimeToBuild. From May 15-19, leaders and citizens around America will highlight state of our nation’s ... – roads, bridges, rail, ports, airports, water and sewer systems, the energy grid, and more – and encourage policymakers to invest in the projects, technologies, and policies necessary to make America competitive, prosperous, and safe."*

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Below are four reasons why infrastructure matters to you, the professional truck driver.

**1. Our roads are failing.**  
The Infrastructure Report Card states that, ["One out of every five miles of highway pavement is in poor condition and our roads have a significant and increasing backlog of rehabilitation needs."](http://www.infrastructurereportcard.org/cat-item/roads/)

**2.**[**Bridges are deteriorating.**](http://www.infrastructurereportcard.org/cat-item/bridges/)  
The U.S. has 614,387 bridges, almost four in 10 of which are 50 years or older. **56,007 — 9.1% — of the nation’s bridges were structurally deficient in 2016**, and on average there were 188 million trips across a structurally deficient bridge each day.

[via GIPHY](https://giphy.com/gifs/night-lights-bridge-josB0ZKSutNgA)

**3. Different states have different road conditions.**  
Before you take your next load, you better know the conditions of the infrastructure where you are traveling. Take Missouri for example. The [Show-Me state is below average with a C- grade](http://www.infrastructurereportcard.org/state-item/missouri/).

**4. [Your safety matters.](https://blog.drivetransland.com/the-value-of-core-values-safety)**  
If our roads and bridges are unsafe, that means there is a higher chance for you to get hurt. In 2015, **more than 35,092 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes.** *You should not be a statistic. *

Infractructure is so much more than roads and bridges. Get those facts and more at [InfrastructureReportCard.org.](http://www.infrastructurereportcard.org/) 

Know before you go.

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