1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 264 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pride 1-4 in recognizing the Texas trucking industry and the Texas Motor 1-5 Transportation Association on the occasion of State Trucking and 1-6 Moving Day, February 24, 1999; and 1-7 WHEREAS, The Texas trucking industry is committed to 1-8 improving highway safety and road courtesy, and the Texas Motor 1-9 Transportation Association offers a Safety Certification Program 1-10 for safety professionals, as well as a variety of educational 1-11 programs directed toward the trucking industry and the motoring 1-12 public; and 1-13 WHEREAS, In Texas, there are over 30,000 motor carriers 1-14 registered with the Motor Carrier Division of the Texas Department 1-15 of Transportation, and approximately 80 percent of these motor 1-16 carriers operate 10 trucks or less; the motor carrier industry 1-17 employs over 620,000 people in Texas; and 1-18 WHEREAS, A motor carrier spends approximately $15,300 per 1-19 truck in regulatory compliance per year, and trucks pay a large 1-20 share of the nation's regulatory burden by attempting to comply 1-21 with the many safety and environmental regulations; and 1-22 WHEREAS, In Texas, trucks transport nearly 60 percent of 1-23 all manufactured commodities and deliver to every community in 1-24 the state; 72 percent of the state's communities rely solely on 2-1 trucking to deliver their goods; and 2-2 WHEREAS, The trucking industry in Texas pays over $17.5 2-3 billion in annual salaries, and the state's truck operators pay 2-4 over $1.7 billion annually in state and federal highway taxes and 2-5 fees; a single operator of a typical 18-wheeler in Texas pays an 2-6 annual combined state and federal tax bill of $10,197; and 2-7 WHEREAS, The trucking industry's impact on the Texas economy 2-8 is powerful due to the increased demand for trucking; since 1980, 2-9 the truck miles traveled in the state have increased 37.5 percent, 2-10 reaching 14.6 billion miles annually; now, therefore, be it 2-11 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-12 76th Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the Texas trucking 2-13 industry and the Texas Motor Transportation Association and 2-14 encourage all Texans to recognize February 24, 1999, as State 2-15 Trucking and Moving Day; and, be it further 2-16 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in 2-17 honor of our state's trucking industry. 2-18 Armbrister 2-19 ______________________________________ 2-20 President of the Senate 2-21 I hereby certify that the above 2-22 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-23 on February 22, 1999. 2-24 ______________________________________ 2-25 Secretary of the Senate 2-26 ______________________________________ 2-27 Member, Texas Senate