House Democrats succeed in boosting trucking insurance to $2 million

The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a highway reauthorization bill that includes a provision to raise trucking insurance liability from $750,000 to $2 million, mandates automatic braking on new trucks and increases scrutiny of truck dispatch services.

The Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America (INVEST in America) Act, which passed the chamber largely along party lines by a vote of 221 to 201, faces the significant hurdle of getting...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/house-democrats-succeed-in-boosting-trucking-insurance-to-2-million

FMCSA ‘struggling’ with under-21 CDL pilot for military vets

Lack of participation in a program meant to address a shortfall of drivers entering the trucking industry is forcing regulators to adjust.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will be extending its Under 21 Military Commercial Drivers License (CDL) Pilot Program beyond the three-year period typically set by Congress for such projects, according to FMCSA Deputy Administrator Wiley Deck.

“We are struggling trying to get drivers into the program,” Deck acknowledged during a...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/fmcsa-struggling-with-under-21-cdl-pilot-for-military-vets

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