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Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association<\/strong><\/h5>\n

1 OOIDA Drive, Grain Valley, MO\u00a0 64029<\/strong>
\nWeb Site:<\/strong>\u00a0www.www.ooida.com<\/a><\/em>
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Contact:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>Norita Taylor,\u00a0norita_taylor@ooida.com<\/a>
\nHeadquarters<\/strong>: (816) 229-5791<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

For Immediate Release<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

OOIDA hails bipartisan, groundbreaking truck parking legislation<\/h3>\n

Today, U.S. Representatives Mike Bost (R-IL) and Angie Craig (D-MN), members of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, introduced the most comprehensive piece of legislation in decades to increase\u00a0truck parking\u00a0<\/a>capacity.<\/p>\n

H.R. 6104, the Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act, would dedicate hundreds of millions of dollars to projects that increase truck parking spaces so that truck drivers can safely comply with hours-of-service regulations.\u00a0 Funding would be awarded on a competitive basis and applicants would be required to submit detailed proposals to the U.S. Department of Transportation. The primary focus would be to construct new truck parking facilities and convert existing weigh stations and rest areas into functional parking spaces for truck drivers.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter decades of ignoring the problem, Congress is finally getting serious about fixing the severe lack of truck parking across the country. Finding a safe place to park is something most people take for granted, but it\u2019s a daily struggle for hundreds of thousands of truckers,\u201d said Todd Spencer, OOIDA President and CEO. \u201cCongressman Bost and Congresswoman Craig have shown they not only understand truckers are experiencing a crisis, but have the mettle to address it through groundbreaking, bipartisan legislation.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Congress and the Federal Highway Administration have tried to address this issue with the enactment of Jason\u2019s Law and launching of the National Coalition on Truck Parking, OOIDA believes substantive federal investment to expand capacity is long overdue.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe national truck parking crisis is also a national highway safety crisis. Truckers don\u2019t want to park on the side of the road.\u00a0 It creates a hazard to them and the motoring public. But sometimes there\u2019s literally no other option.\u00a0 This bill has the potential to generate much more truck parking capacity and every member of Congress should support it,\u201d said Spencer.<\/p>\n

Knowing the lack of parking is affecting every segment of trucking, OOIDA worked closely with Reps. Bost and Craig to develop meaningful legislation that would garner support throughout the industry. In addition to OOIDA, H.R. 6104 also boasts the support of the American Trucking Associations, Truckload Carriers Association, National Association of Small Trucking Companies and the National Motorists Association.<\/p>\n

\u201cGrowing up in a family trucking business, I learned at early age what a rewarding career it could be,\u201d said Rep. Bost. \u201cHowever, I also understood that trucking can be a tough, demanding, and even dangerous job. One concern for truck drivers is the lack of enough safe parking spots where they can get the rest they need without risking collisions on the shoulder of the highway or being forced to push their limits to find the next rest stop.\u00a0 This puts the truckers and other motorists as significant risk. That\u2019s why I\u2019m proud to lead this effort to create sufficient rest parking options for long-haul truckers.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cRight now, there is a lack of places for truck drivers to safely stop, forcing them to pull over to the side of the road, or continue driving, both of which are risky,\u201d said Rep. Angie Craig. \u201cThat\u2019s why I am proud to be working my colleague, Rep. Mike Bost from Illinois, to increase truck parking spaces, increasing safety for folks transporting goods to and from Minnesota\u2019s Second Congressional District.\u201d<\/p>\n

David Heller, TCA Vice President of Government Affairs, said \u201cTruck parking consistently ranks as one of the most important issues for the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) and trucking stakeholders across the country. On a daily basis, our companies\u2019 drivers face dangerous conditions due to the lack of safe and convenient parking options. TCA applauds Representatives Bost and Craig for their dedication to resolving this critical safety obstacle through this legislation, which will devote significant funding toward the development of suitable parking on our nation\u2019s highways.\u201d<\/p>\n

David Owen, President, National Association of Small Trucking Companies, said \u201cThe availability of truck parking has become so scarce that, in many parts of the country, it\u2019s reached crisis levels. The scope of the problem is such that the solution must be multifaceted. The legislation sponsored by Reps. Bost and Craig represents an important part of the solution \u2014 grants dedicated to putting truck parking along federal roads.\u201d<\/p>\n

The bill was introduced on the 11th anniversary of the murder of truck driver Jason Rivenburg, who had resorted to using an abandoned gas station when he had nowhere to park. His situation led to the creation of Jason’s Law.<\/p>\n

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The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is leading a coalition of dozens of influential trade associations to oppose four burdensome, costly, and unsafe trucking mandates.\u00a0Today the coalition sent a\u00a0letter\u00a0to Congress urging them to reject those proposals as they work on the next surface transportation reauthorization.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":357,"featured_media":2301,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[473,475,472,477,680,69,476],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nOOIDA hails bipartisan, groundbreaking truck parking legislation - OOIDA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"OOIDA recognizes the urgency of improving our nation\u2019s infrastructure and looks forward to working closely with lawmakers to make sure a plan is put in place that does not burden small-business truckers.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/2020\/ooida-hails-bipartisan-groundbreaking-truck-parking-legislation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"OOIDA hails bipartisan, groundbreaking truck parking legislation - 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