A fiscal year 2023 funding bill unveiled Tuesday includes updated measures affecting trucking and maritime, including issues related to illegal truck brokering and support for lightweight shipping containers.
The $1.7 trillion Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, is an “omnibus” spending bill that combines 12 appropriations packages, including $106 billion to fund the U.S. Department of Transportation. Congress is expected to approve and pass the 4,155-page bill by the end of the week.
Most of the DOT provisions were released over the summer when the House version of the DOT portion of the bill was introduced. Since then, however, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued proposed interim guidelines attempting to clarify differences between truck brokers, bona fide agents and dispatch services.
