$118 Million in Grants to Make US Trucking Safer to Be Issued

The investments will ensure that ‘only qualified drivers are getting behind the wheel,’ the Transportation Department said.

Semi-trucks line up near Pier J to retrieve shipping containers from a China-based ship at the Port of Long Beach, in Long Beach, Calif., on April 4, 2018. Bob Riha Jr./Reuters

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will issue more than $118 million in grants to improve roadway safety in the United States, boost commercial vehicle enforcement, and offer high-quality training for military veterans entering the trucking industry, the Department of Transportation (DOT) said in a statement on Dec. 30.

The FMCSA grants “direct critical resources to state and local partners to reduce crashes through data-driven enforcement,” DOT said.