Derek BarrsFlagler County College Board
Derek Barrs served within the Florida Division of Transportation and Florida Freeway Patrol, and is the affiliate vp for HNTB Company, an infrastructure design agency primarily based in Kansas Metropolis, Missouri. He’s a member of the Flagler County College Board.
Barrs joined American Trucking Associations‘ Regulation Enforcement Advisory Board in 2021, and he has been a member of the Industrial Automobile Security Alliance in a number of roles. He served because the president of the Affiliate Members, the place he represented motor carriers and suppliers to the business.
Barrs earned his affiliate diploma in prison justice from North Florida Faculty and his bachelor’s diploma in public administration from Flagler Faculty.
Announcement of Barrs‘ nomination comes simply days after Adrienne Camire left her publish as performing administrator of the FMCSA after simply two weeks in that place.
Barrs‘ nomination will face Senate approval.
Trucking organizations have praised Barrs‘ choice.
Proprietor-Operator Unbiased Drivers Affiliation President Todd Spencer stated, “OOIDA and the 150,000 small enterprise truckers we signify congratulate Derek Barrs on his nomination to steer the Federal Motor Provider Security Administration. We sit up for working with him in advancing the priorities of small enterprise truckers throughout America, together with preventing freight fraud, rolling again pointless rules, and shutting regulatory loopholes to make sure the most secure truck drivers stay within the business. We encourage a swift affirmation within the Senate and sit up for working with Mr. Barrs to enhance the protection of our roadways.”
ATA President and CEO Chris Spear. stated, „With almost twenty years of expertise in legislation enforcement and the business motorcar business, Derek Barrs’ profession has been outlined by his emphasis on making our roads safer for all motorists. Derek’s intensive public service on the Florida Division of Transportation and Florida Freeway Patrol make him exceptionally properly certified to be FMCSA administrator. He has a confirmed observe report of strengthening ties between the trucking business and public security officers to deal with prime transportation challenges equivalent to drug impairment, cargo theft, and human trafficking.
“Derek’s deep data of the trucking business and his collaborative strategy will make him a useful asset to USDOT. Beneath his management, the trucking business is assured that FMCSA will make vital progress in the direction of reaching our shared priorities of bettering freeway security and effectively delivering the nation’s freight. ATA welcomes Derek’s nomination to this necessary function, and we urge Senators to swiftly approve his nomination.”
In January, ATA, the Truckload Carriers Affiliation, and the Nationwide Tank Truck Carriers despatched a letter to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to precise full help for Barrs.
