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Transportation

The U.S. transportation system has undergone significant transformation over the last 30 years. The freight railroads were struggling financially, but were liberated from excessive government regulation via the 4R Act, and lately have enjoyed record carloadings and profits. The highway industry was robust in 1975, but has run into a wall of environmental activist resistance. Transit and passenger rail system funding continues to vacillate depending on which party holds sway in Congress, and new start project cost overruns have been too frequent. Maritime has embraced intermodalism with innovative ship designs and landbridge partnerships, but the issues of port congestion must be solved. The airline and airport industries are particularly suffering from antiquated business models and inverted priorities regarding facility management. Other persistent problems (funding instability, project NTP delays, questionable low-bid procurement practices, etc.) provide additional obstacles that professional firms in the transportation industry must understand to be successful.

Homeland Security

Modern events impose an even greater challenge, and require the rethinking of all transportation modes, with special emphasis on advanced systems technology, and the resolution of legal issues of unlimited “bet-the-company” liabilities and uncapped consequential damages.

W.S Williams & Associates comprehends this modern environment, and has charted a specific set of solutions for our professional customers seeking to navigate through obstacles and procure service contracts in the government and private sectors. Our senior level experience, our extensive network of significant contacts and relationships, and our technical expertise, combine to provide a winning strategy in the pursuit of project and contract opportunities.

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