Trucking Groups, Others Implore House to Pass Parking Bill

A group of trucking industry stakeholders and interested parties are pressing Congress to vote on the languishing Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act.

No action has been taken on the bill since it passed committee on in May 2023. It would allocate $755 million over three years to expand truck parking capacity.

The July 29 letter was sent to House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

“We encourage you to work together to schedule a vote for this important legislation that will benefit countless men and women who make their living behind the wheel of a commercial motor vehicle,” the letter stated.

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association headlines the letter, with the other co-signers being:

• Agriculture Transportation Coalition
• American Apparel & Footwear Association
• American Chemistry Council
• American Highway Users Alliance
• American Trucking Association
• Consumer Brands Association
• Institute for Safer Trucking
• Mid-West Truckers Association
• National Association of Small Trucking Companies
• National Association of Truck Stop Operators
• National Motorists Association
• National Private Truck Council
• North American Punjabi Trucking Association
• Transportation Intermediaries Association
• Truckload Carriers Association
• Western States Trucking Association
• Women in Trucking