U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford

Proposed bill would reduce restrictions for tankers

WASHINGTON — House lawmakers have introduced bipartisan legislation to ease regulatory restrictions on haulers of dry goods such as flour and grain.

Reps. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., and Salud Carbajal, D-Calif., introduced this week the Variance Act, a bill that allows for a 10 percent shift in weight variance along the axles of trucks carrying dry-bulk cargo without an increase in the overall federal gross vehicle weight (GVW) limit.

The bill primarily affects tank truck carriers, which the bills’...

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Lawmakers look to bolster ranks of young truck-driver program

WASHINGTON — A proposal aimed at lowering barriers to the Biden administration’s under-21 truck driver apprenticeship pilot program has strong support from the nation’s big-carrier lobby.

The DRIVE Safe Integrity Act, introduced Wednesday by Reps. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., and Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, would potentially remove a requirement in the Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot (SDAP) program for drivers ages 18-20 that participating carriers also join the U.S. Department of Labor’s registered...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/lawmakers-look-to-bolster-ranks-in-young-truck-driver-program