TRUCKING INDUSTRY related term(s) Cargo Transportation

Bills and resolutions

Animals: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 1400), H2270 [27FE]

Dept. of Energy: provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (see S. 1085), S2328 [9AP] (see H.R. 2170), H3216 [9AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: develop plan to increase scanning rates of commercial and passenger vehicles entering U.S. borders using large-scale non-intrusive inspection systems to enhance border security (see H.R. 5273), H9179 [26NO]

——— facilitate lawful international trade by increasing daily commercial hours of operation at designated ports of entry along the southern border (see S. 414), S1133 [7FE]

Dept. of Transportation: amend certain hours of service requirements for drivers hauling live animals and agricultural perishable goods (see H.R. 4919), H8677 [30OC]

——— carry out public service campaigns which promote transportation career opportunities and improve diversity in the workforce (see H.R. 5118), H8908 [15NO]

——— clarify definition of agricultural commodities relative to motor carrier safety regulations (see H.R. 1673), H2646 [11MR]

——— ensure minimum insurance requirements for motor carriers transporting property are periodically adjusted to inflation rate of medical costs (see H.R. 3781), H5911 [16JY]

——— establish a working group to study regulatory and legislative improvements to hours of service requirements relative to transportation of livestock and insects (see S. 600), S1593 [28FE] (see H.R. 2460), H3404 [1MY]

——— establish Multimodal Freight Funding Formula Program and National Freight Infrastructure Competitive Grant Program (see H.R. 2723), H3789 [14MY]

——— exempt certain motor carriers involved in agricultural business from electronic logging device mandates (see H.R. 1698), H2680 [12MR]

——— exempt certain small trucking operations from electronic logging device mandates (see H.R. 1697), H2680 [12MR]

——— increase minimum levels of financial responsibility for transportation of property by motor carriers (see H.R. 3383), H5005 [20JN]

——— increase vehicle length limitation for truck tractor-lowboy trailer combinations (see H.R. 3184), H4388 [10JN]

——— issue regulations allowing qualified drivers under the age of 21 who complete a vehicle operation and mentor-apprentice training program to move freight across State lines (see S. 569), S1493 [26FE] (see H.R. 1374), H2233 [26FE]

——— modify definition of agricultural commodities to include horticultural and aquacultural products to exempt companies from certain shipping regulations (see S. 2025), S4628 [27JN]

——— modify hours of service requirements relative to transportation of certain live animals (see H.R. 487), H463 [10JA]

——— modify hours of service requirements relative to transportation of livestock and insects (see S. 1255), S2516 [30AP]

——— reduce number of preventable deaths and injuries caused by underride crashes and improve motor carrier and passenger motor vehicle safety (see S. 665), S1660 [5MR] (see H.R. 1511), H2366 [5MR]

——— require Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration establishment of Women of Trucking Advisory Board to create opportunities for women in the trucking industry (see S. 2858), S6604 [14NO] (see H.R. 5145), H8958 [18NO]

——— require Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to implement national employer notification service (see S. 1787), S3319 [11JN] (see H.R. 2793), H3923 [16MY]

——— require new, large commercial motor trucks to be equipped with speed-limiting technology and existing trucks with such technology to utilize it (see S. 2033), S4628 [27JN] (see S. 3005), S6949 [10DE]

——— require new and existing commercial motor vehicles to be equipped with an automatic emergency braking system (see H.R. 3773), H5910 [16JY]

——— waive vehicle weight limitations for certain logging vehicles to allow for travel on Federal highways (see S. 1509), S2924 [16MY] (see H.R. 2453), H3404 [1MY]

Drive Safer Sunday: designate (see S. Res. 439), S6756 [21NO]

Drugs: revise Dept. of HHS Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs to include testing for methadone use and require Dept. of Transportation to include testing for methadone use in drug tests (see H.R. 2285), H3255 [10AP]

EPA: carry out a pilot program to award grants for electrification of certain refrigerated vehicles (see H.R. 5256), H9174 [22NO]

Federal Highway Administration: include truck combinations in the definition of automobile transporter for purposes of certain length limitations (see H.R. 3474), H5166 [25JN]

IRS: nullify memorandum relative to application of excise tax on heavy trucks and trailers to certain chassis renovations (see H.R. 2766), H3841 [15MY]

Taxation: provide a credit for zero-emission heavy vehicles (see H.R. 5162), H9056 [19NO]

——— repeal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks and trailers (see S. 1839), S3476 [13JN] (see H.R. 2381), H3303 [29AP]

Transportation Security Administration: expand eligibility for TSA PreCheck program to individuals with Transportation Worker Identification Credentials or Hazardous Materials Endorsements (see S. 2035), S4628 [27JN]

Letters

Dept. of Transportation increase of allowable length of certain trucks hauling sugar beets on non-interstate roads in Malheur County, OR: Senators Wyden, Risch, Crapo, and Merkley, H423 [10JA]

Remarks in House

Animals: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (H.R. 1400), E216 [27FE]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure minimum insurance requirements for motor carriers transporting property are periodically adjusted to inflation rate of medical costs (H.R. 3781), E930 [16JY]

——— establish a working group to study regulatory and legislative improvements to hours of service requirements relative to transportation of livestock and insects (H.R. 2460), H3509 [9MY]

——— increase allowable length of certain trucks hauling sugar beets on non-interstate roads in Malheur County, OR, H423 [10JA]

——— issue regulations allowing qualified drivers under the age of 21 who complete a vehicle operation and mentor-apprentice training program to move freight across State lines (H.R. 1374), H2656 [12MR]

——— proposed changes to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration hours of service rules for commercial motor vehicle drivers, H7564 [10SE]

——— reduce number of preventable deaths and injuries caused by underride crashes and improve motor carrier and passenger motor vehicle safety (H.R. 1511), E247 [5MR]

Johnson, Steve: Indiana Motor Truck Association Founders Award recipient, H8791 [13NO]

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.: Commerce City, CO, Business of the Year Award recipient, E340 [25MR]

Taxation: repeal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks and trailers (H.R. 2381), H4767 [18JN]

Zelten, Beth and Kenn: TravelCenters of America, LLC Citizen Drivers award recipients, E714 [5JN]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Energy: provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (S. 1085), S2410 [11AP]

Drive Safer Sunday: designate (S. Res. 439), S6764 [21NO]

Hyattsville, MD: tribute to K. Neal Truck and Bus Center (business), S6602 [14NO]

Natural gas: importance of investment in pipelines and transportation options and reduce flaring occurring during oil drilling process, S2678 [7MY]

Transportation Security Administration: expand eligibility for TSA PreCheck program to individuals with Transportation Worker Identification Credentials or Hazardous Materials Endorsements (S. 2035), S5411 [10SE]

Youngstown, OH: closing of Falcon Transport Co., S2479 [29AP]

Reports filed

TSA Credential and Endorsement Harmonization Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2035) (S. Rept. 116–188), S7207 [19DE]

Vehicle Innovation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1085) (S. Rept. 116–83), S5406 [10SE]

Texts of

S. 2035, TSA Credential and Endorsement Harmonization Act, S5411 [10SE]

S. Res. 439, Drive Safer Sunday, S6760 [21NO]