Question:

Does the STA DBE program allow DBE truckers to count leased trucks from DBEs and non-DBE truckers toward the goal appropriately? (49 CFR 26.55(4)(5))

The DBE that leases trucks from another DBE receives credit for the total value of the transportation services the lessee DBE provides on the contract.

If the STA adopted the revised trucking counting rule in the June 16, 2003 DBE Program Final Rule, the DBE who leases trucks from a non-DBE is entitled to credit for the total value of transportation services provided by non-DBE lessees not to exceed the value of transportation services provided by DBE-owned trucks on the contract.

Additional participation by non-DBE lessees receives credit only for the fee or commission it receives as a result of the lease agreement.