FMCSA Announces Over $180 Million in Grants for Road Safety
These federal grants, which are included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, are available for several state/territorial/tribal organizations, academic institutions, and others.
“This grant funding is one way we bring in safety partners to help reduce crashes involving large trucks and buses. We are proud to support the critical CMV safety work happening across the country,” says Sue Lawless, FMCSA Acting Deputy Administrator.
This funding is available through five different grant programs:
- The High Priority Innovative Technology Deployment Grant Program
- The High Priority Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Grant Program
- The Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training Grant Program
- The Commercial Driver’s License Program Implementation Grant Program
- The High Priority Enforcement Training and Support Grant Program
Grant applications are due on April 19th at 4pm Central Time. More details can be found here.
Chassis Provider Continues to Invest in Chassis Fleet, U.S. Inland Markets
TRAC Intermodal – a large marine chassis provider and pool manager in the U.S. – plans to invest more in their chassis fleet, tracking technology and specific U.S. inland markets as it prepares for a potential surge in imports, whenever that may be.
Since June 2020, they have invested $490 million to make sure there’s enough units on the road, Daniel Walsh, President and CEO at TRAC, said during a conference last week.
Additionally, TRAC is moving chassis into markets that saw significantly tough chassis shortages back in 2021 and 2022 – such as Dallas, Memphis, San Antonio, El Paso, Denver and Laredo.
“We’re putting units into those markets where we saw demand so if there is a surge we’ll be better able to handle it than we were in the past,” says Walsh.
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