TRUCKING INDUSTRY see also Cargo Transportation

Amendments

Dept. of Transportation: improve State flexibility in addressing propane and other home heating fuel shortages and extend motor carrier exemption from hours of service regulations in the transportation of such fuels (S. 2086), S3243 [21MY]

Bills and resolutions

Cargo transportation: improve national freight policy (see S. 2380), S3237 [21MY]

Dept. of Transportation: create National Hiring Standard for Motor Carriers to enhance interstate commerce (see H.R. 4727), H4828 [22MY]

——— designate natural gas fueling corridors in the U.S. for long haul truck traffic (see H.R. 3938), H1479 [28JA]

——— establish Multimodal Freight Funding Formula Program and National Freight Infrastructure Competitive Grant Program (see H.R. 5624), H7885 [18SE]

——— establish National Freight Mobility Infrastructure Program (see H.R. 3825), H134 [9JA]

——— evaluate and report on the feasibility and effectiveness of using natural gas as a fuel source in long haul trucks (see H.R. 3937), H1479 [28JA]

——— extend motor carrier exemption from hours of service regulations in the transportation of propane and other home heating fuels to address shortages (see S. 2085), S1315 [5MR] (see H.R. 4076), H1937 [25FE]

——— improve highway safety (see S. 2563), S4154 [26JN]

——— improve State flexibility in addressing propane and other home heating fuel shortages and extend motor carrier exemption from hours of service regulations in the transportation of such fuels (see S. 2086), S1365 [6MR]

——— temporarily waive certain vehicle weight limits for covered logging vehicles (see S. 2130), S1652 [13MR] (see H.R. 4115), H2065 [27FE]

Drive Safer Sunday: designate (see S. Res. 583), S6148 [19NO]

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: improve the Compliance, Safety, Accountability initiative (see H.R. 5532), H7882 [18SE]

National Freight Network Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 5101), H6215 [14JY]

Roads and highways: exempt agricultural loads traveling on Federal highways from weight limitations if State agricultural regulations are met (see H.R. 5201), H6814 [24JY]

——— waive certain vehicle weight limitations on any segment of U.S. Route 78 in Mississippi that is designated as part of the Interstate Highway System (see H.R. 4268), H2484 [14MR]

Surface Transportation Board: make more efficient and accessible by increasing investigative authority, improving rate review timelines and advancing important proceedings (see S. 2777), S5374 [8SE]

Taxation: impose a mileage-based user fee for mobile mounted concrete boom pumps in lieu of the tax on taxable fuels (see H.R. 5474), H7528 [15SE]

Transportation: allow States to regulate tow truck operations (see H.R. 4131), H2097 [28FE]

Letters

Federal truck size and weight regulations: Avery Ash, American Automobile Association, H5030 [30MY]

——— Matt Hodapp, National Troopers Coalition, Don Lundy, National Association of Emergency Management Technicians, and Aaron D. Kennard, National Sheriffs’ Association, H5031 [30MY]

——— Todd Spencer, Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, H5030 [30MY]

Home Heating Emergency Assistance Through Transportation (HHEATT) Act: Michael C. Trunzo, New England Fuel Institute, H2104 [4MR]

——— Richard Roldan, National Propane Gas Association, H2103 [4MR]

Reliable Home Heating Act: Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), E1060 [24JN]

——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), E1060 [24JN]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Transportation: exempt certain States from Federal truck size and weight regulations, H5030 [30MY]

——— extend motor carrier exemption from hours of service regulations in the transportation of propane and other home heating fuels to address shortages (H.R. 4076), H2086 [28FE], H2103–H2106 [4MR], H2593 [24MR], H5603 [23JN]

——— extend motor carrier exemption from hours of service regulations relative to state of emergency declaration due to extreme weather conditions, H1484 [29JA]

——— improve State flexibility in addressing propane and other home heating fuel shortages and extend motor carrier exemption from hours of service regulations in the transportation of such fuels (S. 2086), H5602–H5604 [23JN]

——— modify minimum levels of financial responsibility for the transportation of property (H.R. 2730), H5174 [9JN]

——— prohibit funding to implement regulations that increase minimum levels of financial responsibility for the transportation of passengers or property, H5174, H5175 [9JN]

——— waive certain vehicle weight limits for covered logging vehicles in Wisconsin, H5094 [9JN]

National Freight Network Trust Fund: establish, H5884 [9JY]

——— establish (H.R. 5101), H6251 [15JY], E1149 [14JY]

Peterbilt Motors Co.: anniversary, E98 [16JA]

Roads and highways: waive certain vehicle weight limitations on any segment of U.S. Route 78 in Mississippi that is designated as part of the Interstate Highway System (H.R. 4268), H4439, H4440 [19MY]

Transportation: allow States to regulate tow truck operations (H.R. 4131), E282 [28FE]

Remarks in Senate

Cargo transportation: improve national freight policy (S. 2380), S3241 [21MY]

Dept. of Transportation: extend motor carrier exemption from hours of service regulations in the transportation of propane and other home heating fuels to address shortages (H.R. 4076), S1667 [13MR]

——— improve State flexibility in addressing propane and other home heating fuel shortages and extend motor carrier exemption from hours of service regulations in the transportation of such fuels (S. 2086), S3243 [21MY]

——— maintain regulation changing the hours-of-service rule for commercial truck drivers, S3837–S3842 [19JN], S6671–S6673 [11DE]

Drive Safer Sunday: designate (S. Res. 583), S6220 [20NO]

Motor vehicles: enforcement of Government regulations affecting truck weight and size and limits on time drivers spend driving, S3577 [11JN]

New Jersey: express condolences to families of victims in tractor trailer accident on New Jersey Turnpike and tribute to NTSB for investigating, S3577 [11JN]

Reports filed

Reliable Home Heating Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2086) (S. Rept. 113–162), S3183 [20MY]

Surface Transportation Board Investigative Authority Increase, Improvement of Rate Review Timelines and Advancement of Important Proceedings: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2777), S6388 [8DE]

——— Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2777) (S. Rept. 113–321), S6788 [12DE]

Texts of

H.R. 4076, Home Heating Emergency Assistance Through Transportation (HHEATT) Act, H2103 [4MR]

H.R. 4268, waive certain vehicle weight limitations on any segment of U.S. Route 78 in Mississippi that is designated as part of the Interstate Highway System, H4439 [19MY]

S. 2086, Reliable Home Heating Act, S3243 [21MY], H5602 [23JN]

S. Res. 583, Drive Safer Sunday, S6157 [19NO]