Trucking Security and CCP Disclosure Act of 2026

New DoD freight carrier rules

This bill would create a Secure Defense Freight Carrier Registry within one year. The registry would be run by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in coordination with the Department of Defense. To join, carriers would need FMCSA operating authority, meet DoD carrier standards, pass enhanced national-security vetting (including screening for ties to companies on the DoD Chinese military companies list), verify drivers who access DoD freight meet security standards, and be revetted at least every two years. Starting one year after enactment, carriers generally could not bid on or perform DoD freight unless on the registry, though the Secretary of Defense could waive that rule in urgent cases. The bill would also require every covered carrier, subcontractor, and owner-operator to submit a written certification that it is not owned, controlled by, or in significant business relationships with companies on the DoD list; that certification must be flowed down to subcontractors and kept for at least five years. Knowing false certifications could lead to suspension or debarment from DoD contracting and civil penalties under 18 U.S.C. § 1001, and the Secretary of Defense would have 180 days to issue implementing rules.