S. 1450 · 112th Congress
Commercial Truck Safety Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Olympia Snowe
- Introduced
- 2011-07-29
- Latest action
- 2011-07-29 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
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.