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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5145 

To require the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to establish an advisory board focused on creating opportunities 

for women in the trucking industry, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 18, 2019 

Mr. GALLAGHER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To require the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier 

Safety Administration to establish an advisory board focused on creating opportunities for women in the trucking industry, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Promoting Women in 

5 Trucking Workforce Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds that— 


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1 (1) women make up 47 percent of the work2 force of the United States; 

3 (2) women are significantly underrepresented in 

4 the trucking industry, holding only 24 percent of all 

5 transportation and warehousing jobs and rep6 resenting only— 

7 (A) 6.6 percent of truck drivers; 

8 (B) 12.5 percent of all workers in truck 

9 transportation; and 

10 (C) 8 percent of freight firm owners; 

11 (3) given the total number of women truck driv12 ers, women are underrepresented in the truck-driv13 ing workforce; and 

14 (4) women truck drivers have been shown to be 

15 20 percent less likely than male counterparts to be 

16 involved in a crash. 

17 SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING WOMEN IN 

18 TRUCKING. 

19 It is the sense of Congress that the trucking industry 

20 should explore every opportunity, including driver training 

21 and mentorship programs, to encourage and support the 

22 pursuit of careers in trucking by women. 

23 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 

24 In this Act: 


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1 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis2 trator’’ means the Administrator of the Federal 

3 Motor Carrier Safety Administration. 

4 (2) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the 

5 Women of Trucking Advisory Board established 

6 under section 5(a). 

7 (3) LARGE TRUCKING COMPANY.—The term 

8 ‘‘large trucking company’’ means a motor carrier (as 

9 defined in section 13102 of title 49, United States 

10 Code) with an annual revenue greater than 

11 $1,000,000,000. 

12 (4) MID-SIZED TRUCKING COMPANY.—The term 

13 ‘‘mid-sized trucking company’’ means a motor car14 rier (as defined in section 13102 of title 49, United 

15 States Code) with an annual revenue of not less 

16 than $35,000,000 and not greater than 

17 $1,000,000,000. 

18 (5) SMALL TRUCKING COMPANY.—The term 

19 ‘‘small trucking company’’ means a motor carrier 

20 (as defined in section 13102 of title 49, United 

21 States Code) with an annual revenue less than 

22 $35,000,000. 

23 SEC. 5. WOMEN OF TRUCKING ADVISORY BOARD. 

24 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—To encourage women to enter 

25 the field of trucking, the Administrator shall establish and 


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1 facilitate an advisory board, to be known as the ‘‘Women 

2 of Trucking Advisory Board’’, to promote organizations 

3 and programs that— 

4 (1) provide education, training, mentorship, or 

5 outreach to women in the trucking industry; and 

6 (2) recruit women into the trucking industry. 

7 (b) MEMBERSHIP.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall be com9 posed of not fewer than 7 members whose back10 grounds allow those members to contribute balanced 

11 points of view and diverse ideas regarding the strate12 gies and objectives described in subsection (c)(2). 

13 (2) APPOINTMENT.—Not later than 270 days 

14 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis15 trator shall appoint the members of the Board, of 

16 whom— 

17 (A) not fewer than 1 shall be a representa18 tive of large trucking companies; 

19 (B) not fewer than 1 shall be a representa20 tive of mid-sized trucking companies; 

21 (C) not fewer than 1 shall be a representa22 tive of small trucking companies; 

23 (D) not fewer than 1 shall be a representa24 tive of nonprofit organizations in the trucking 

25 industry; 


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1 (E) not fewer than 1 shall be a representa2 tive of trucking business associations; 

3 (F) not fewer than 1 shall be a representa4 tive of independent owner-operators; and 

5 (G) not fewer than 1 shall be a woman 

6 who is a professional truck driver. 

7 (3) TERMS.—Each member shall be appointed 

8 for the life of the Board. 

9 (4) COMPENSATION.—A member of the Board 

10 shall serve without compensation. 

11 (c) DUTIES.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall identify— 

13 (A) industry trends that directly or indi14 rectly discourage women from pursuing careers 

15 in trucking, including— 

16 (i) any differences between women mi17 nority groups; 

18 (ii) any differences between women 

19 who live in rural, suburban, and urban 

20 areas; and 

21 (iii) any safety risks unique to the 

22 trucking industry; 

23 (B) ways in which the functions of truck24 ing companies, nonprofit organizations, and 

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1 cilitate support for women pursuing careers in 

2 trucking; 

3 (C) opportunities to expand existing oppor4 tunities for women in the trucking industry; 

5 and 

6 (D) opportunities to enhance trucking 

7 training, mentorship, education, and outreach 

8 programs that are exclusive to women. 

9 (2) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after 

10 the date of enactment of this Act, the Board shall 

11 submit to the Administrator a report describing 

12 strategies that the Administrator may adopt— 

13 (A) to address any industry trends identi14 fied under paragraph (1)(A); 

15 (B) to coordinate the functions of trucking 

16 companies, nonprofit organizations, and truck17 ing associations in a manner that facilitates 

18 support for women pursuing careers in truck19 ing; 

20 (C)(i) to take advantage of any opportuni21 ties identified under paragraph (1)(C); and 

22 (ii) to create new opportunities to expand 

23 existing scholarship opportunities for women in 

24 the trucking industry; and 


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1 (D) to enhance trucking training, 

2 mentorship, education, and outreach programs 

3 that are exclusive to women. 

4 (d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 

6 the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 

7 shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, 

8 Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 

9 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 

10 the House of Representatives a report describing— 

11 (A) any strategies recommended by the 

12 Board under subsection (c)(2); and 

13 (B) any actions taken by the Adminis14 trator to adopt the strategies recommended by 

15 the Board (or an explanation of the reasons for 

16 not adopting the strategies). 

17 (2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Administrator 

18 shall make the report under paragraph (1) publicly 

19 available— 

20 (A) on the website of the Federal Motor 

21 Carrier Safety Administration; and 

22 (B) in appropriate offices of the Federal 

23 Motor Carrier Safety Administration. 


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1 (e) TERMINATION.—The Board shall terminate on 

2 submission of the report to Congress under subsection (d). 

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