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Hours of Service
Lawmakers float bills to add unique hours of service regs for livestock/ag haulers
Renewing efforts that began last Congress, lawmakers in both the House and the Senate have introduced legislation that, if passed, would facilitate creation of special hours of service regs for drivers hauling livestock, bees and other ag commodities.
March 5, 2019
Business
Congress’ FAA deal skips measure addressing Calif. driver break laws
The meal and rest breaks provision has been sought by the ATA and the Western States Trucking Association for years. Details on reauthorization and more here.
September 25, 2018
Business
Measure to block state laws on driver pay/breaks tacked on to House bill
The so-called Denham Amendment, offered by Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Calif.) and two other lawmakers, would exempt carriers from complying with state laws that require employers to provide paid meal and rest breaks employees.
April 27, 2018
Business
House to consider delaying ELD mandate this week
The U.S. House is slated to consider this week, perhaps as soon as Wednesday, an amendment to halt enforcement of the U.S. DOT’s electronic logging device mandate at least through September 2018.
September 6, 2017
Business
Senate DOT bill, unlike House, skips changes to ELD mandate, driver breaks
The Senate’s 2018 fiscal year DOT appropriations does not include any changes to the coming electronic logging device mandate, nor does it include the so-called Denham Amendment, which intends to block states from enacting rest break laws for truck drivers. The House version of the bill does include such reforms.
July 28, 2017
Business
Shuster to chair House’s transportation committee in 2017-2018 Congress
The committee is responsible for legislation spanning all modes of transportation, tasked with both public policy related to transportation and the country’s transportation infrastructure. The committee is responsible for oversight of the Executive Branch’s Department of Transportation.
December 6, 2016
Business
Trucking advocate Rep. Hanna set to retire from House
A pro-trucking member of the House of Representatives is stepping down when his present term expires next year.
December 22, 2015
Business
Highway bill passed by House, moves to Senate for final approval
The U.S. House of Representatives approved the five-year, $305 billion highway-funding bill that was agreed upon by a conference committee Dec. 1.
December 3, 2015
Business
Highway funding extended two weeks with President’s signature
President Barack Obama signed into law Friday, Nov. 20, a bill to extend highway funding for two weeks.
November 23, 2015
Business
Congress to attempt to hammer out unified highway bill, owner-op ‘poison pill,’ size/weight already see action
Of key trucking interests on the table heading into the conference committee are potential inclusions of size and weight changes and, perhaps more pressing for owner-operators, fixing language in the bill that could potentially create havoc for about 450,000 carriers, many of them small fleets and owner-operators.
November 12, 2015
Business
House withdraws highway bill amendment that sought to fix damaging measure for independent truckers
A fix to a measure in the House’s long-term highway bill, which as-is could be harmful to independent truckers and small trucking companies, was pulled from the House floor late Wednesday afternoon.
November 5, 2015
Business
House kills proposition to up truck weight limit to 91,000 pounds
A proposed Congressional measure to allow states to increase truck weight limits to 91,000 pounds failed when brought to the House floor late Tuesday. The reform was offered as an amendment to the long-term highway bill under consideration this week.
November 4, 2015
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