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Trucker Bathroom Access Act
12/15/2023, 3:58 PM
Summary of Bill HR 3869
The bill requires truck stops and rest areas along highways to provide access to restroom facilities for truck drivers. This includes requiring these facilities to be open and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Additionally, the bill mandates that these facilities be clean, well-maintained, and easily accessible for truck drivers.
The Trucker Bathroom Access Act aims to address the issue of truck drivers not having access to adequate restroom facilities while they are on the road. This can be a significant problem for truck drivers who spend long hours driving and may not always have access to restrooms when they need them. Overall, the Trucker Bathroom Access Act seeks to improve the working conditions and quality of life for truck drivers by ensuring that they have access to clean and safe restroom facilities while they are on the road.
Congressional Summary of HR 3869
Trucker Bathroom Access Act
This bill expands access to restroom facilities for certain commercial truck drivers, including drayage truck operators. Drayage truck operator means the driver of any in-use on-road vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of greater than 33,000 pounds operating on or transgressing through port or intermodal rail yard property for the purpose of loading, unloading, or transporting cargo, including containerized, bulk, or break-bulk goods.
Specifically, the bill requires certain retailers, warehouses, and other establishments to give commercial truck drivers access to existing restroom facilities when they are loading or delivering cargo, or waiting to load or transport cargo.
Further, operators of marine terminals, including port authorities, must provide drayage truck operators with (1) access to existing restrooms, (2) additional restrooms if necessary, and (3) parking while accessing such restrooms.
