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. 4241), H3070 [21JN]

Cargo transportation: ensure restroom access for certain drivers (see H.R. 3869), H2762 [6JN]

——— provide that transportation of goods from port of entry and another place within same State does not constitute interstate transportation (see H.R. 267), H150 [10JA]

Dept. of Energy: provide for program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (see S. 1099), S1089 [30MR] (see H.R. 4542), H3204 [11JY] (see H.R. 5090), H4151 [28JY]

Dept. of Transportation: amend with respect to operation of certain specialized hauling vehicles on Interstate System (see H.R. 2948), H2083 [27AP]

——— ensure minimum insurance requirements for motor carriers transporting property are periodically adjusted to inflation rate of medical costs (see H.R. 6884), H7006 [22DE]

——— establish axle weight tolerance for certain commercial motor vehicles transporting dry bulk goods (see H.R. 3318), H2344 [15MY]

——— establish competitive grant program for projects for commercial motor vehicle parking (see S. 1034), S1052 [29MR] (see H.R. 2367), H1640 [29MR]

——— establish grant program to demonstrate performance and reliability of heavy-duty fuel cell vehicles that use hydrogen as fuel source (see S. 648), S636 [2MR] (see H.R. 6871), H6997 [19DE]

——— establish national motor carrier safety selection standard for entities that contract with certain motor carriers to transport goods (see S. 2426), S3458 [20JY] (see H.R. 915), H823 [9FE]

——— establish pilot program for intermodal transportation infrastructure grants (see S. 3331), S5541 [15NO]

——— establish safety data collection program for certain 6-axle vehicles (see H.R. 3372), H2376 [16MY]

——— expand access to parking and rest facilities for truck drivers, lessen regulatory burdens during emergencies, and modernize commercial driver license (CDL) process to improve trucking supply chain (see H.R. 471), H276 [24JA]

——— issue certain regulations on minimum age of driver of commercial motor vehicle for interstate travel (see H.R. 6670), H6739 [7DE]

——— issue regulations allowing qualified drivers under age 21 who complete vehicle operation and mentor-apprentice training program to move freight across State lines (see H.R. 3408), H2423 [17MY]

——— modify certain regulations relative to requirements for commercial driver’s license testing and commercial learner’s permit holders (see S. 1649), S1704 [17MY] (see H.R. 3013), H2117 [28AP]

——— regulate employment screening for motor carrier industry (see H.R. 3356), H2375 [16MY]

——— waive vehicle weight limitations for certain logging vehicles to allow for travel on Federal highways (see S. 1818), S1982 [6JN] (see H.R. 2493), H1707 [6AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: revise rules for approval of commercial driver education programs for purposes of veterans educational assistance (see S. 656), S654 [6MR] (see H.R. 2830), H1945 [25AP]

Depts. of Energy and Transportation: provide for coordination between Federal agencies on decarbonization, development, certification, and deployment of aircraft, vessels, and medium and heavy duty transportation vehicles (see H.R. 2664), H1844 [18AP]

Drive Safer Sunday: designate (see S. Res. 468), S5541 [15NO]

Drowsy Driving Prevention Week: designate (see H. Res. 853), H5652 [8NO]

Ecology and environment: establish voucher program for purchase and installation of emission reducing technologies for Class 8 trucks (see S. 3315), S5540 [15NO]

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: modify certain commercial zone in Texas to include Zapata County (see H.R. 6240), H5465 [6NO]

——— prohibit from issuing rule or regulation requiring certain commercial vehicles be equipped with speed limiting devices (see S. 2671), S3756 [27JY] (see H.R. 3039), H2124 [2MY]

——— repeal rule entitled ‘‘Minimum Training Requirements for Entry-Level Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators’’ (see H.R. 4738), H3857 [19JY]

Income: remove overtime wages exemption for certain employees (see S. 3273), S5458 [9NO] (see H.R. 6359), H5668 [9NO]

Land Port of Entry Modernization Trust Fund: establish to provide for maintenance and expansion of land ports (see H.R. 3135), H2170 [9MY]

National Trailer Safety Week: designate (see H. Res. 467), H2763 [6JN]

Puerto Rico: grant eligibility to issue commercial driver’s licenses (see H.R. 919), H823 [9FE]

Taxation: establish refundable tax credit for commercial truck drivers (see H.R. 2450), H1692 [30MR]

——— repeal excise tax on heavy trucks and trailers (see S. 694), S714 [8MR] (see H.R. 1440), H1205 [8MR]

Transportation: prohibit staged collisions with commercial motor vehicles (see H.R. 2936), H2083 [27AP]

TSA: streamline enrollment process for individuals applying for mutiple security threat assessment programs, including Transportation Worker Identification Credential and HAZMAT Endorsement programs (see H.R. 5840), H4909 [29SE]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Energy: provide for program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies, H2080 [27AP]

Dept. of Transportation: establish competitive grant program for projects for commercial motor vehicle parking (H.R. 2367), H3492 [13JY]

——— establish national motor carrier safety selection standard for entities that contract with certain motor carriers to transport goods (H.R. 915), H2484 [22MY]

——— prohibit funding to finalize, implement, or enforce proposed rule to require heavy vehicles to have automatic emergency braking systems, H5527 [7NO]

Government regulations: impact, H6875 [13DE]

Taxation: repeal excise tax on heavy trucks and trailers, H1235 [9MR]

——— repeal excise tax on heavy trucks and trailers (H.R. 1440), H6875 [13DE]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: revise rules for approval of commercial driver education programs for purposes of veterans educational assistance (S. 656), S5335 [2NO]

Drive Safer Sunday: designate (S. Res. 468), S5558 [15NO]

Income: remove overtime wages exemption for certain employees (S. 3273), S5461 [9NO]

Texts of

S. 656, Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act, S5335 [2NO]

S. Res. 468, Drive Safer Sunday, S5553 [15NO]