A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of a commercial truck safety program, and for other purposes.
Commercial Truck Safety Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish a program to improve commercial motor vehicle safety on Interstate System (IS) highways.
Directs the Secretary to initiate a rulemaking to establish a demonstration program under which a state governor may request from the Secretary a three-year waiver for covered trucks (six-axle trucks with a maximum gross weight of up to 100,000 pounds) to operate on the state's IS highways.
Requires a state, as a condition for receiving a waiver, to: (1) collect data on the waiver's effects, particularly on accident rates involving heavier trucks; and (2) establish a safety committee to review such data.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5072-5073)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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