SHERBROOKE, Que. — The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) and the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) have agreed to work together on a host of transportation issues, including a National Highway Policy.

In a presentation to the FCM’s standing committee on national transportation, David Bradley, chief executive officer of the alliance said he thought the joint effort would benefit both groups immensely.

“FCM is recognized as a strong advocate for Canadian municipalities as evidenced by recent successes in obtaining federal support for local infrastructure funding,” he explained. He said the municipalities “might find that you have a sympathetic ear in the trucking industry when it comes to sharing the revenues obtained from fuel taxes, for example.”

The committee passed a resolution to work with CTA and other stakeholders on issues of joint concern. Later, Bradley said he was pleased with the meeting and the direction the FCM has chosen.

“Our issues were very well received by the committee members,” said Bradley. “There are clearly issues that we share in common and I am satisfied that the municipal leaders want to try and approach the issues from a perspective that is balanced in terms of all of the modes, truck, rail, air and marine.”