1-1 ****** NEED TWO-PAGE HEADER ****** 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 365 1-3 WHEREAS, The Texas Senate is proud to welcome members 1-4 of the Texas Motor Transportation Association to Austin on 1-5 February 27, 2001, as they celebrate Trucking Day at the 1-6 State Capitol; and 1-7 WHEREAS, One out of every 11 workers in Texas, or more than 1-8 620,000 people, is employed by the trucking industry; there are 1-9 approximately 43,000 motor carriers registered with the Motor 1-10 Carrier Division of the Texas Department of Transportation and 1-11 in excess of 500,000 commercial vehicles operating daily in the 1-12 Lone Star State; and 1-13 WHEREAS, Trucks transport nearly 60 percent of all the 1-14 state's manufactured commodities, delivering necessary products 1-15 to every Texas community, 72 percent of which rely exclusively 1-16 on these motor carriers for their goods; the trucking industry 1-17 further benefits the economy by generating over $17.5 billion 1-18 in annual salaries and paying almost $1.7 billion in state and 1-19 federal highway taxes and fees; and 1-20 WHEREAS, Safety has long been a priority of the motor 1-21 carrier industry, as evidenced by the fact that since 1980 1-22 the number of heavy trucks involved in accidents in Texas has 2-1 decreased 40 percent, despite a 37.5 percent increase in trucking 2-2 miles traveled; in addition to complying with the nation's 2-3 environmental regulations, the Texas Motor Transportation 2-4 Association also has a Safety Certification Program for safety 2-5 professionals, an industry-funded commercial motor vehicle safety 2-6 initiative designed to promote safety on Texas highways, and a 2-7 variety of educational programs aimed at both the industry and 2-8 the motoring public; and 2-9 WHEREAS, The trucking industry is a vital part of the 2-10 Lone Star State's economy, providing a truly invaluable service 2-11 as well as employing many proud Texans, and it is indeed a 2-12 privilege to honor it at this time; now, therefore, be it 2-13 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-14 77th Legislature, hereby recognize February 27, 2001, as 2-15 Trucking Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome 2-16 to all those associated with this worthy event. 2-17 Shapiro 2-18 ______________________________________ 2-19 President of the Senate 2-20 I hereby certify that the above 2-21 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-22 on February 27, 2001. 2-23 ______________________________________ 2-24 Secretary of the Senate 2-25 ______________________________________ 2-26 Member, Texas Senate