Washington Trucking Associations’ Head Addresses Driver Restroom Access
🚛 Washington Trucking Associations’ Head Addresses Driver Restroom Access.
Washington Trucking Association’s President and CEO, Sheri Call, discusses the importance of laws requiring restroom access for truck drivers. The association supported a restroom access legislation that will go into effect soon in Washington, and similar efforts are being made at the federal level. Call emphasizes that restroom access is a matter of basic human dignity for drivers and aims to address issues like bio-waste being improperly disposed of. The law builds upon previous legislation focused on port restroom access and aims to expand restroom access to locations where trucks pick up and deliver. While some opposition was faced from the hospitality and retail sectors, Call highlights the importance of providing access to restrooms for truck drivers, even at locations where they are not employees.
House lawmakers have passed the Mail Traffic Deaths Reporting Act of 2024, directing the U.S. Postal Service to create new rules for tracking crashes involving its trucking contractors.