TRUCKING INDUSTRY related term(s) Cargo Transportation

Bills and resolutions

Crime: establish criminal and civil penalties for certain aliens presenting or using commercial driver’s license in interstate or foreign commerce (see S. 4224), S1668 [26MR]

Dept. of Defense: prevent awarding of motor carrier cargo transportation contracts to carriers affiliated with Chinese military companies (see S. 4077), S1046 [12MR] (see H.R. 7924), H2482 [12MR]

Dept. of Energy: provide for program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (see H.R. 8560), H3132 [28AP] (see H.R. 8609), H3329 [30AP]

Dept. of Transportation: combat freight fraud and theft (see S. 3950), S706 [26FE] (see H.R. 8267), H2885 [14AP]

——— enhance underride protection on trailers, semitrailers, and single unit trucks and improve motor carrier, passenger motor vehicle, and vulnerable road user safety (see S. 3775), S489 [4FE] (see H.R. 7354), H2030 [4FE]

——— ensure minimum insurance requirements for motor carriers transporting property are periodically adjusted to inflation rate of medical costs (see H.R. 8218), H2829 [9AP]

——— establish certain requirements for any communications by private entities relative to Dept. of Transportation numbers (see H.R. 8799), H3453 [13MY]

——— establish length limitation on certain vehicles being transported by heavy-duty tow and recovery vehicles (see H.R. 7321), H1948 [2FE]

——— issue regulations relating to transportation of hazardous materials to require placards to be placed on all refrigerated shipping containers (see H.R. 9266), H4109 [11JN]

——— prohibit issuance of commercial driver’s licenses to individuals who are not citizens or lawful permanent residents of U.S. or holders of certain work visas (see S. 3917), S681 [25FE] (see H.R. 7758), H2368 [3MR] (see H.R. 7793), H2419 [4MR]

——— regulate employment screening for motor carrier industry (see H.R. 7261), H1915 [27JA]

——— require active USDOT number to conduct operations of certain commercial motor vehicles (see H.R. 10237), H5478 [2SE]

——— require Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to implement national employer notification service (see S. 3807), S533 [9FE] (see H.R. 7429), H2094 [9FE]

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. 7967), H2550 [17MR]

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: audit issuance procedures for non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses for each State (see H.R. 10123), H5248 [20AU]

——— establish and maintain database for commercial driver’s license data (see H.R. 8640), H3330 [30AP]

——— exempt stinger-steered combinations from requirement to include warning flags on projecting loads (see S. 4669), S2524 [3JN] (see H.R. 8673), H3340 [7MY]

——— issue certain regulations to extend time period for waiver of commercial driver’s license skills test for certain members of military (see H.R. 10099), H5235 [13AU]

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and GAO: study chameleon carriers in U.S. and plan, develop, and test advanced automation tool to detect chameleon carrier applications during registration process (see S. 5150), S4297 [28JY] (see H.R. 7539), H2218 [12FE]

Government regulations: authorize employees or authorized agents physically located in North America to edit or annotate electronic logging device records subject to driver approval (see H.R. 9369), H4125 [18JN]

Immigration: require verification of employment authorization through E–Verify Program as condition of issuance or renewal of commercial driver’s license (see H.R. 7200), H1349 [22JA]

National Trailer Safety Week: designate (see H. Res. 1344), H3991 [8JN]

Our Roads, Our Safety Week: designate (see H. Res. 1349), H3991 [8JN]

States: withhold Federal highway funding from States that issue driver’s licenses, commercial driver’s licenses, or personal identification cards to individuals without verifying legal status of those individuals (see S. 4317), S1820 [16AP]

Taxation: impose mileage-based user fee for mobile mounted concrete boom pumps in lieu of tax on taxable fuels (see H.R. 9258), H4109 [11JN]

——— repeal excise tax on heavy trucks and trailers (see S. 4657), S2496 [2JN]

Cost Estimates

Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (H.R. 2853): CBO, H3368 [12MY]

Messages

Adjusting Imports of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles, Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Parts, and Buses Into the U.S.: President Trump, S575 [11FE], H2166 [11FE]

Remarks in House

Crime: combat organized crime involving illegal acquisition of retail goods and cargo to sell such illegally obtained goods through physical and online retail marketplaces (H.R. 2853), H3364–H3369 [12MY]

Dept. of Transportation: amend requirement to test drivers of commercial motor vehicles for English proficiency, H3459 [14MY]

——— amend requirements for States issuing commercial driver’s licenses to non-domiciled individuals (H.R. 5688), H3459 [14MY]

——— issue regulations relating to transportation of hazardous materials to require placards to be placed on all refrigerated shipping containers (H.R. 9266), H4101 [11JN]

——— prohibit issuance of commercial driver’s licenses to individuals who are not citizens or lawful permanent residents of U.S. or holders of certain work visas (H.R. 7793), H4452 [14JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: approve interstate commerce carrier apprenticeship programs for purposes of veterans educational assistance (H.R. 2954), H3576, H3577 [19MY]

Taxation: repeal excise tax on heavy trucks and trailers (H.R. 2424), H3311 [30AP]

Remarks in Senate

Crime: combat organized crime involving illegal acquisition of retail goods and cargo to sell such illegally obtained goods through physical and online retail marketplaces (H.R. 2853), S2314 [14MY]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit issuance of commercial driver’s licenses to individuals who are not citizens or lawful permanent residents of U.S. or holders of certain work visas (S. 3917), S683 [25FE], S715 [26FE]

States: withhold Federal highway funding from States that issue driver’s licenses, commercial driver’s licenses, or personal identification cards to individuals without verifying legal status of those individuals (S. 4317), S1823 [16AP]

Reports filed

Combating Organized Retail Crime Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2853) (H. Rept. 119–471), H1920 [30JA]

Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 337) (S. Rept. 119–112), S626 [23FE]

Texts of

H.R. 2853, Combating Organized Retail Crime Act, H3364–H3366 [12MY]

H.R. 2954, Veterans’ Transition to Trucking Act, H3576 [19MY]

S. 4317, No Licenses for Illegal Drivers or Truckers Act, S1823 [16AP]