The U. S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has advanced three bills intended to improve the food supply chain:

• H.R. 3372 would allow states to increase the weight of six-axle vehicles on federal interstates to a maximum of 45.5 tons.  This will potentially reduce the number of trucks on the road and allow better use of the cubic capacity of trailers. 
• H.R. 2367 will make available $700 million over three years to increase truck parking spaces to facilitate long hauls and obviate roadside parking.
• H.R. 3013 The Licensing Individual Commercial Exam Act would streamline the process of obtaining a commercial driver’s license and encourage veterans and post-high school to become long-distance drivers.

The commercial trucking industry and other groups have supported the trio of Bills that deserve  rapid passage through Congress.