TRUCKING INDUSTRY

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: hours of service requirements for commercial drivers transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies (see H.R. 572), H351 [2FE]

Cargo transportation: coordinate cargo theft crime data collection and make improvements relating to cargo theft prevention (see H.R. 785), H584 [10FE]

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area: allow certain commercial vehicles to use Route 209 and allow the National Park Service to continue to collect fees from those vehicles (see H.R. 3721), H7813 [8SE]

Dept. of Energy: study potential fuel savings from intelligent transportation systems that help businesses and consumers plan travel and avoid delays (see H.R. 3986), H8733 [6OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: carry out an empty container sealing pilot program to encourage shipping container handlers to seal empty containers after they have unpacked them (see H.R. 163), H135 [6JA]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit issuance and enforcement of certain requirements relative to commercial motor vehicle drivers (see H.R. 3725), H7819 [12SE]

Drive Safer Sunday: designate (see S. Res. 318), S13161 [17NO] (see S. Res. 326), S13362 [18NO]

Government regulations: postpone enforcement of new rules governing rest periods for truck drivers using sleeper berths (see H.R. 3943), H8642 [29SE]

Maine: establish a commercial truck highway safety demonstration program (see S. 488), S1867 [1MR] (see H.R. 1012), H846 [1MR]

Motor vehicles: allow an operator of a commercial motor vehicle breaks in a daily tour of duty (see H.R. 623), H410 [8FE]

———establish a program to support deployment of idle reduction and energy conservation technologies for heavy-duty vehicles (see H.R. 1705), H2149 [19AP]

New York: allow use of tandem trailers in certain areas on Interstate 787 (see H.R. 571), H351 [2FE]

Railway Labor Act: provide coverage to employees of certain air and surface transportation entities (see S. 1083), S5531 [19MY]

Shipping industry: improve intermodal shipping container transportation security (see S. 376), S1413 [15FE]

Taxation: allow a credit for owning certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see S. 181), S574 [26JA] (see H.R. 652), H411 [8FE]

———allow an investment tax credit for the purchase of trucks with new diesel engine technologies (see S. 1240), S6481 [14JN] (see H.R. 3301), H5913 [14JY]

———exclude certain truck tractors from Federal excise tax imposed on heavy trucks and trailers sold at retail (see H.R. 1049), H940 [2MR]

———provide tax-exempt financing of highway projects and rail-truck transfer facilities (see S. 104), S144 [24JA]

Transportation: establish a goods movement program to improve the productivity, security, and safety of freight transportation gateways (see H.R. 168), H77 [4JA]

———establish programs to facilitate international and interstate trade (see S. 325), S1198 [9FE]

———improve intermodal transportation (see H.R. 1637), H2100 [14AP]

———responsibility for intermodal equipment compliance with commercial motor vehicle safety requirements (see H.R. 1296), H1507 [15MR]

West Virginia: allow the operation of certain vehicles for the hauling of coal and coal by-products on Interstate Route 77 in Kanawha County (see H.R. 1044), H940 [2MR]

Proclamations

Tribute to Kenworth Plant in Chillicothe, OH: Representative Ney, E1608 [27JY]

Remarks in House

California: transportation projects funding, H7581 [29JY]

Cargo transportation: coordinate cargo theft crime data collection and make improvements relating to cargo theft prevention (H.R. 785), H1854 [12AP]

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area: allow certain commercial vehicles to use Route 209 and allow the National Park Service to continue to collect fees from those vehicles (H.R. 3721), H10171 [15NO]

Dept. of Energy: study potential fuel savings from intelligent transportation systems that help businesses and consumers plan travel and avoid delays (H.R. 3986), E2041 [6OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: carry out an empty container sealing pilot program to encourage shipping container handlers to seal empty containers after they have unpacked them (H.R. 163), E27 [4JA]

EPA: diesel truck retrofit and fleet modernization program funding, H2404 [21AP]

Hazardous substances: increase security of transport, H3447-H3452 [18MY]

Maine: establish a commercial truck highway safety demonstration program (H.R. 1012), E320 [1MR]

Motor vehicles: allow an operator of a commercial motor vehicle breaks in a daily tour of duty, H1185, H1186 [9MR]

———amend exemption for maximum driving and on duty time for drivers transporting agricultural commodities, H1187, H1188 [9MR]

———amend exemption for maximum driving and on duty time for drivers transporting agricultural commodities or farm supplies at planting or harvest time, H1187 [9MR]

———exempt commercial motor vehicle operators working in emergency rerail industry from hours of service rules, H7581 [29JY]

———exempt commercial motor vehicle operators working in oil and gas industry from hours of service rules, H1186, H1187 [9MR]

———exempt Nebraska from truck length freeze relative to custom harvesters, H1191, H1192 [9MR], E404 [10MR]

National Truck Equipment Association: tribute, E310 [1MR]

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users: enforcement of consumer protection provisions, H10939 [18NO]

Transportation: trucking industry, intercity bus, and railroad security grants funding, H3387, H3388 [17MY]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Homeland Security: hazardous materials shipments identification and tracking funding, S8175, S8176 [13JY], S8252 [14JY]

Drive Safer Sunday: designate (S. Res. 326), S13417 [18NO]

EPA: require motor carriers to comply with vehicle emission performance standards, S5269 [17MY]

FEMA: reform, S11410 [17OC]

Maine: establish a commercial truck highway safety demonstration program (S. 488), S1876 [1MR]

Roads and highways: reform formula used to allocate Federal highway funds to States by considering interstate truck traffic and weather statistics, S5052 [12MY]

Shipping industry: improve intermodal shipping container transportation security (S. 376), S1415 [15FE]

Taxation: allow a credit for owning certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (S. 181), S591 [26JA]

———allow an investment tax credit for the purchase of trucks with new diesel engine technologies (S. 1240), S6488 [14JN]

Transportation: commercial driver training programs funding, S5280 [17MY]

———improve consumer protection through regulation of the household goods moving industry, S5268, S5269 [17MY], S13324 [18NO]

Texts of

H.R. 3721, allow certain commercial vehicles to use Route 209 within Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area and allow the National Park Service to continue to collect fees from those vehicles, H10171 [15NO]

S. 104, provide tax-exempt financing of highway projects and rail-truck transfer facilities, S263 [24JA]

S. 376, Intermodal Shipping Container Security Act, S1415-S1417 [15FE]

S. Res. 318, Drive Safer Sunday, S13183 [17NO]

S. Res. 326, Drive Safer Sunday, S13398, S13417 [18NO]