Congress·In Committee·S. 4669

A bill to exempt stinger-steered combinations from a requirement to include warning flags on projecting loads.

Trucking: Warning Flag Exemption for Car Haulers

Jun 3·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

Next up: A senate committee

This bill is currently in the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation for review. It is in the early stages of the legislative process and has no upcoming votes scheduled at this time. The bill is considered active but is not currently moving forward.

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The bill has support from both parties, which is a good sign. However, small changes to trucking rules often have to wait to be included in much larger transportation packages.

Key Points

This bill would change safety rules for a specific type of truck used to transport cars. These trucks are known as stinger-steered combinations and are designed to carry multiple vehicles at once.
Currently, federal law requires these trucks to display red or orange warning flags if the cars they are carrying stick out past the front or back of the trailer. This bill would remove that requirement.
The change would only apply when these trucks are carrying fully assembled vehicles. Supporters believe the vehicles themselves are visible enough to other drivers without needing extra flags.
If this bill becomes law, the Department of Transportation would be required to update its official safety rulebook. The agency would be allowed to skip the usual public comment period to make this change quickly.

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Milestones

2 milestones2 actions

Jun 3, 2026Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.

Jun 3, 2026

Introduced in Senate

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

No votes or news coverage recorded for this bill yet.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

A bill to exempt stinger-steered combinations from a requirement to include warning flags on projecting loads.

Bill NumberS 4669

Congress119th Congress

ChamberSenate

Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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