Acting FMCSA Chief Robin Hutcheson says truck parking a top issue

From Transport Topics. The acting head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said her agency and trucking are in alignment on top issues confronting the industry, and pledged to work collaboratively with fleets to address them. “There is so much we are working on together,” Robin Hutcheson said during an address to the more…

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The acting head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said her agency and trucking are in alignment on top issues confronting the industry, and pledged to work collaboratively with fleets to address them.

“There is so much we are working on together,” Robin Hutcheson said during an address to the more than 500 attendees at American Trucking Associations’ annual Mid-Year Management Session. In particular, she talked about the need for more truck parking, as well as steps the White House is taking to ease the industry’s shortage of drivers.

Hutcheson has been the acting administrator of FMCSA since Jan. 19 after serving as a deputy assistant secretary for safety policy at the Department of Transportation. She was formally selected to lead FMCSA on April 6 and her nomination is now before the Senate Commerce Committee.

Hutcheson heard sustained applause when she said truck parking remains a top FMCSA issue, and one that concerns Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
“We know there is a need for more truck parking,” she asserted. “We are working with our partners. This is another instance where it is not solvable by one entity alone — we are working with our partners at the Federal Highway Administration right now to identify every available funding opportunity that might be put toward truck parking at the state level.”

Hutcheson noted several states, including Indiana and Kentucky, are using technology funded by FMCSA grants that alerts drivers in real time about available parking spots.

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