[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 50 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. CON. RES. 50

  Expressing the sense of Congress that there should be established a 
    National Truck Safety Month to raise public awareness about the 
contributions, responsibilities, and needs of truck drivers to make the 
                        Nation's highways safer.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 9, 2003

  Mr. Talent submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing the sense of Congress that there should be established a 
    National Truck Safety Month to raise public awareness about the 
contributions, responsibilities, and needs of truck drivers to make the 
                        Nation's highways safer.

Whereas over 2,000,000 long-haul trucks and 138,000,000 automobiles share the 
        Nation's highways each day;
Whereas the loss of more than 5,000 lives each year in accidents involving large 
        trucks raises important safety issues;
Whereas truck drivers, who experience more workplace fatalities than any other 
        single occupation, are acutely aware of their responsibility to 
        contribute to highway safety;
Whereas long-haul truckers serve vital business just-in-time delivery schedules 
        at great personal sacrifice, including driving at all times of the day 
        and under adverse weather, road, and delivery conditions;
Whereas the United States economy depends upon the Nation's long-haul truckers, 
        who deliver 71 percent of the dollar value of freight hauled in the 
        United States;
Whereas truck safety has become the highest priority of the Federal Motor 
        Carrier Safety Administration, and the Federal Government invests nearly 
        $200,000,000 in truck safety enforcement activities each year; and
Whereas truck drivers across the Nation have committed themselves to make June a 
        model month for compliance with the truck safety rules: Now, therefore, 
        be it
    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That--
            (1) it is the sense of Congress that there should be 
        established a National Truck Safety Month to raise public 
        awareness about the contributions, responsibilities, and needs 
        of truck drivers to make the Nation's highways safer; and
            (2) Congress requests that the President issue a 
        proclamation commending all truckers for their extra efforts to 
        comply with truck safety regulations, designating a month for 
        highway safety, and calling on all highway users, shippers, 
        receivers, motor carriers, and Federal and State regulatory and 
        law enforcement officials to support the efforts of truck 
        drivers to make the Nation's highways a safer place to travel 
        and to work.
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