U.S DOT Secretary Unveils Pro-Trucker Package as Part of April's Executive Order

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today unveiled a package of new initiatives, pilot programs, and regulatory updates designed to improve the lives of America’s truck drivers. The Secretary’s actions deliver on President Donald Trump’s promise through his Executive Order on Enforcing Commonsense Rules of the Road for America’s Truck Drivers.   

• $275 million in grant funding to expand truck parking availability (currently for every 11 trucks on the road there is only one parking space available)

  
  

"40% of truckers spend over an hour a day searching for parking – costing our national economy billions in wasted time. It’s also a safety issue – forcing truckers to park in harms way." 

• Withdrawal of speed limiter rulemaking

• Removing 1,800 words from the federal regulations thus slashing red tape and eliminating burdensome regulations

• Permanently extending ELD mandate exemption to pre-2000 model year trucks

• Combating unlawful double brokering

• Pilot program on more flexible sleeper berth options

• Pilot program on split duty periods

• Modernizing driver resources and data systems

  • Refresh driver resources webpage

  • DataQ system update

  • National Consumer Compliant Database (NCCDB) Update

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