users alliance type non profit organization industry automotive lobbyist non profit founded 1932 1 headquarters washington dc key people greg cohen president and ceo revenue 808 138 usd 2007 2 website highways.org the american highway users alliance informally highway users previously highway users federation national highway users conference is a non profit advocacy group representing many businesses in the automotive and road construction sector . the organization which was founded by general motors and others in 1932 merged with the automotive safety foundation and auto industries highway safety committee in 1970 . it lobbies for sustained investment in the highway system and claims to have been instrumental in the passage of virtually all major highway and traffic safety legislation over the past 75 years . 3 it argues that all revenue from us fuel taxes should be used to fund road projects . it publishes research proposals relating to specific highway expansion proposals and regular reports that highlight the most congested roadways in the country . the organization advocates that further development of the highway system would reduce congestion reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve road traffic safety . contents 1 officers and directors 2 history 3 see also 4 references 5 external links officers and directors edit the following officials and roles were listed on organisation s irs form 990 in 2010 . other interests have been added referenced norman y. mineta honorary chairman united states secretary of transportation 2001 2006 4 hill & knowlton 2006 5 bill graves chairman governor of kansas and president of american trucking associations 6 richard a. coon vice chairman president and ceo of recreation vehicle industry association thomas f. jensen secretary vice president of ups 7 roy e. littlefield treasurer executive vice president tire industry association vice president national capital area transportation federation 8 gregory m. cohen president and ceo 9 a further 18 directors are listed including senior executives from ford motor company general motors toyota motor north america alliance of automobile manufacturers motor and equipment manufacturers association recreational vehicle industry association chevron lafarge north america cement division citgo asphalt refining company and others . 2 history edit the organization was founded as the national highway users conference in 1932 by alfred p. sloan jr. then president of general motors and other industry leaders . its aim was to advocate for funding of highways to be maintained during the great depression . 1 the automotive safety foundation was founded in 1937 . 10 the organization financed the auto industries highway safety committee in 1947 subsequently renamed the dealers safety and mobility council 10 in 1970 the national highway users conference automotive safety foundation and the auto industries highway safety committee were merged to create the highway users federation . 11 in 1995 the organization was renamed the american highway users association . in the same year the automotive safety foundation was renamed the roadway safety foundation . 10 the new president and ceo william d. fay said that the organization would be dedicated to more successful and aggressive issue advocacy on behalf of the highway community . 12 in 2004 greg cohen formerly staff to the house transportation & infrastructure committee became the new president and ceo . the ahua was lobbied for both the tea 21 highway and transportation bill in 1998 and for the safetea lu highway and transportation bill in 2005 . citation needed it was member of the global climate coalition which operated between 1989 and 2002 and which vigorously opposed the kyoto protocol . 13 it is opposed to the american clean energy and security act in 2009 dramatically raise the price of highway fuel through a hidden tax on the carbon present in the fuel . 14 see also edit national highway system united states transportation in the united states united states department of transportation references edit a b historical milestones 1932 alfred p. sloan jr. then president of general motors and other industry leaders founded the national highway users conference nhuc to work for good all weather roads in every state to get the farmers out of the mud and to protect highway funding sources from depression born demands for new tax revenues . a b return of organization exempt from income tax irs form 990 pdf . american highway users alliance . 2007 historical milestones the highway users and its predecessors have been instrumental in the passage of virtually all major highway and traffic safety legislation over the past 75 year norman mineta former transportation secretary to be 2007 commencement speaker . ucla . archived from the original on 2010 12 24 . retrieved 2010 10 28 . u.s. secretary of transportation norman y. mineta joins hill & knowlton . hill & knowlton . 2006 . retrieved 2010 10 28 . bill graves ata president & ceo . american trucking associations . retrieved 2010 10 28 . testonomy of thomas f jensen pdf . roy e. littlefield ph.d. . retrieved 2010 10 28 . greg cohen . linkedin . retrieved 2010 10 28 . greg cohen s summary licensed professional engineer registered lobbyist federal govt . & congress greg cohen s specialties lobbying media relations grassroots organization association management . professional staff house t & i committee transportation trucking railroad industry 2000 2002 a b c historical milestones page 1 historical milestones the highway users federation was formed by the merger of the automotive safety foundation asf national highway users conference nhuc and the auto industries highway safety committee historical milestones under the leadership of then president and ceo william d. fay the highway users was reorganized and dedicated to more successful and aggressive issue advocacy on behalf of the highway community . dauncey guy ; mazza patrick 2001 01 01 . stormy weather 101 solutions to global climate change . isbn 0 86571 421 5 . what other industries are saying about the waxman markey climate bill . national petrochemical & refiners association . archived from the original on 2011 02 06 . from a june 24 2009 legislative alert issued by the american highway users alliance emphasis added the waxman markey cap and trade bill will dramatically raise the price of highway fuel through a hidden tax on the carbon present in the fuel . the congressional budget office cbo estimates that this bill will raise the price of gasoline by 77 cents over the next decade . and unlike a traditional fuel tax increase none of the revenue raised will be spent on highways . sources historical milestones pdf . dead link external links edit official website emergency evacuation report card 2006 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title american highway users alliance & oldid 743799847 categories lobbying organizations in 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