Trucking Legislation

Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act

License Act

The Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act would remove this unnecessary two-year wait period that deters the expansion of CDL programs. The bill was introduced by Senators Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) last month and by Representatives Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Eli Crane (R-AZ), and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) this week.

The Licensing Individual Commercial Exam-takers Now Safely and Efficiently Act (LICENSE) Act would make these waivers permanent by:

Permitting third-party CDL skills test examiners to administer both the CDL skills and knowledge tests, and
Allowing states to administer the driving skills test to out-of-state applicants.

The bill was introduced in the House this week by Representatives Darin LaHood (R-IL), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Jim Costa (D-CA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), and Josh Harder (D-CA).

Highway Accident Fairness Act

FMCSA to Eliminate MC Numbers

The Highway Accident Fairness Act would deter lawsuit abuse by:

Establishing criminal penalties for staged highway accidents involving CMVs;
Giving federal courts jurisdiction over truck crash litigation where the matter in controversy involves interstate commerce and exceeds $5 million; and
Requiring the disclosure of third-party litigation financers.

The bill was introduced this week by Representatives Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Garret Graves (R-LA), and Mike Bost (R-IL).

By October 2025 the FMCSA will eliminate MC numbers for Motor Carriers and Motor Carriers will only have an US DOT number to combat fraud and to streamline the process.

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