Mapping a Bumpy Route… 2017 and Beyond

CHARLES W. (CHUCK) CLOWDIS

Managing Director – Transportation

IHS Economics & Country Risk

November 8, 2016

The Challenges We Face Today:

Domestic & Global Economics

Manufacturing & Consumer Spending

Regulatory Issues/Changes

Fundamental Ops. Evolution

Customer Perceptions

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Chicken or Egg? Manufacturer or Consumer??

Consumer Spending Patterns: Roller Coaster…Ride?

Overwhelmed with Regulations

Driver application question: Can you type?

“You were weaving over the lines! You need a test!”

Hey, yOutta that cab….you look overweight! I’m

taking you for an exam!

W Can I park my truck?

Tolls, make sense? Or not!

Relief in Sight?

Drivers? Who Needs Truck Drivers?

Will these trucks become a familiar scene

on North American highways?

In In today’s market, does the shipper rule?

Who “fleeces” whom?

Whatever happened to “win-win”?

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In closing, an unofficial, unsanctioned comment (not necessarily the

opinion of anyone but me) RE today’s Presidential Election: