Only 1 key trucking bill likely to pass in Congress, GovTrack says

WASHINGTON — A slate of trucking-related bills introduced in Congress this year are in various stages of the legislative process, including several proposals to raise federal weight limits on interstates, expand truck parking and streamline the process for issuing CDLs.

Like all legislation introduced on Capitol Hill, however, the chances of most trucking bills actually being enacted into law are slim.

In the 117th Congress (January 2021-January 2023), about 11% of all 15,055 bills introduced...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/only-1-key-trucking-bill-likely-to-pass-in-congress-govtrack-says

A huge bipartisan opportunity for Congress is here, and it involves autonomous trucking

By Finch Fulton, Vice President of Policy and Strategy at Locomation and former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy at the US Department of Transportation

Developments in autonomous trucking regulations are so new that partisan lines have yet to harden. The benefits around safer, more efficient and more economically viable operations are clearly understood to be widespread, and policy makers are eager to bring those future benefits into the present. While recent USDOT reports show that lose...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/a-huge-bipartisan-opportunity-for-congress-is-here-and-it-involves-autonomous-trucking

OOIDA’s Spencer asks Biden for top post at FMCSA

Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) President and CEO Todd Spencer is lobbying President-elect Joe Biden for the top slot at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).

Spencer has notified Biden’s transition team by letter that he is interested in serving as FMCSA’s next administrator.

“I know what it is like to make a living behind the wheel of a truck. I still hold a CDL,” Spencer stated in his Nov. 24 letter

“I have been involved with FMCSA, its predecessor...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/ooidas-spencer-asks-biden-for-top-post-at-fmcsa

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