I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1341 
To require the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administra-
tion to establish an advisory board focused on creating opportunities 
for women in the trucking industry, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 25, 2021 
Mr. GALLAGHER (for himself and Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas) introduced the fol-
lowing 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 fo-
cused on creating opportunities for women in the truck-
ing industry, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Promoting Women in 
Trucking Workforce Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
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(1) women make up 47 percent of the work-
force of the United States; 
(2) women are significantly underrepresented in 
the trucking industry, holding only 24 percent of all 
transportation and warehousing jobs and rep-
resenting only— 
(A) 6.6 percent of truck drivers; 
(B) 12.5 percent of all workers in truck 
transportation; and 
(C) 8 percent of freight firm owners; 
(3) given the total number of women truck driv-
ers, women are underrepresented in the truck-driv-
ing workforce; and 
(4) women truck drivers have been shown to be 
20 percent less likely than male counterparts to be 
involved in a crash. 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING WOMEN IN 
TRUCKING. 
It is the sense of Congress that the trucking industry 
should explore every opportunity to encourage and support 
the pursuit and retention of careers in trucking by women, 
including through programs that support recruitment, 
driver training, and mentorship. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Federal 
Motor Carrier Safety Administration. 
(2) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the 
Women of Trucking Advisory Board established 
under section 5(a). 
(3) LARGE
TRUCKING
COMPANY.—The term 
‘‘large trucking company’’ means a motor carrier (as 
defined in section 13102 of title 49, United States 
Code) with more than 100 power units. 
(4) MID-SIZE TRUCKING COMPANY.—The term 
‘‘mid-size trucking company’’ means a motor carrier 
(as defined in section 13102 of title 49, United 
States Code) with not fewer than 11 power units 
and not more than 100 power units. 
(5) POWER
UNIT.—The term ‘‘power unit’’ 
means a self-propelled vehicle under the jurisdiction 
of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. 
(6) SMALL
TRUCKING
COMPANY.—The term 
‘‘small trucking company’’ means a motor carrier 
(as defined in section 13102 of title 49, United 
States Code) with not fewer than 1 power unit and 
not more than 10 power units. 
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SEC. 5. WOMEN OF TRUCKING ADVISORY BOARD. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—To encourage women to enter 
the field of trucking, the Administrator shall establish and 
facilitate an advisory board, to be known as the ‘‘Women 
of Trucking Advisory Board’’, to promote organizations 
and programs that— 
(1) provide education, training, mentorship, or 
outreach to women in the trucking industry; and 
(2) recruit, retain, or advance women in the 
trucking industry. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Board shall be com-
posed of not fewer than 8 members whose back-
grounds, experience, and certifications allow those 
members to contribute balanced points of view and 
diverse ideas regarding the strategies and objectives 
described in subsection (c)(2). 
(2) APPOINTMENT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 270 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Administrator shall appoint the members of 
the Board, of whom— 
(i) not fewer than 1 shall be a rep-
resentative of large trucking companies; 
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(ii) not fewer than 1 shall be a rep-
resentative of mid-sized trucking compa-
nies; 
(iii) not fewer than 1 shall be a rep-
resentative of small trucking companies; 
(iv) not fewer than 1 shall be a rep-
resentative of nonprofit organizations in 
the trucking industry; 
(v) not fewer than 1 shall be a rep-
resentative of trucking business associa-
tions; 
(vi) not fewer than 1 shall be a rep-
resentative of independent owner-opera-
tors; 
(vii) not fewer than 1 shall be a 
woman who is a professional truck driver; 
and 
(viii) not fewer than 1 shall be a rep-
resentative of an institution of higher edu-
cation or trucking trade school. 
(B) DIVERSITY.—A member of the Board 
appointed under any of clauses (i) through (viii) 
of subparagraph (A) may not be appointed 
under any other clause of that subparagraph. 
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