WASHINGTON — The trucking industry is sounding off on the BUILD American 250 Act. Find out what insiders are saying. On Monday, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure advanced the surface transportation reauthorization bill to markup. Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) and the committee’s ranking member Rick Larsen (D-WA) released details of the bill, the BUILD America 250 ACT, which is a bipartisan, five-year surface transportation reauthorization bill that invests in America’s roads, bridges, transit, rail transportation and highway and motor carrier safety programs. Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) The bill reflects strong bipartisan support for modernizing the nation’s infrastructure, strengthening supply chains and driving long-term economic growth, according to the TCA. “TCA commends chairman Sam Graves and ranking member Rick Larsen for their bipartisan leadership in developing legislation that reflects the priorities of the transportation and trucking sectors while laying the groundwork for long-term infrastructure investment and supply chain resilience,” TCA said. The advancement of this legislation also marks several significant victories for the trucking industry and the broader freight community, provisions long advocated for by carriers, drivers and transportation stakeholders nationwide, according to TCA. “TCA and its membership supports T&I’s Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill, and looks forward to working with Congress to deliver a final, bipartisan bill that meets the needs of America’s transportation network today and for the future,” TCA said. Key Features - Establishes a dedicated pilot program funded at $750 Million to expand safe, reliable truck parking. - Creates a federal registration fee for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles to ensure all roadway users contribute to the Highway Trust Fund. - Directs the Department of Transportation to recognize hair testing as an approved method for drug and alcohol screening in federally regulated transportation programs. “Advancing this bill to markup is a major