Bill > HR471

This bill, the Safer Highways and Increased Performance for Interstate Trucking Act (SHIP IT Act), has several key provisions: 1. It allows states to issue special permits for overweight vehicles and loads during emergencies declared by the President or the Secretary of Transportation. 2. It provides grants to individuals for the costs of entry-level commercial driver's license training and establishes a simplified process for accessing these grants. 3. It creates a tax credit of up to $7,500 for eligible commercial truck drivers who meet certain criteria related to hours worked and income. 4. It establishes a grant program for state and local governments to build new or improve existing commercial vehicle parking facilities on the federal highway system. 5. It directs the Secretary of Transportation to revise regulations to make it easier for states and third-party examiners to administer commercial driver's license knowledge and skills tests. 6. It exempts the weight of electric batteries from the commercial vehicle weight limits. 7. It creates a pilot program for data collection on the safety performance of certain 6-axle commercial vehicles operating at weights above the federal limit. 8. It expands the existing exemption for transportation of agricultural commodities and livestock feed from certain federal motor carrier safety regulations.