
Cargo theft losses hit $725 million last year. In this HDT Talks Trucking Short Take video, Scott Cornell explains how a bill moving in Congress could bring federal tracking, enforcement, and prosecutions to help address the problem.
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How would an organized crime bill help address the soaring problem of cargo theft? Learn more in this HDT Talks Trucking Short Take.
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A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would ban predatory lease-purchase programs between motor carriers and truck drivers, which a federal Truck Leasing Task Force called “irredeemable tools of fraud and driver oppression.”
Read More →Retreaded tires offer trucking fleets cost savings, sustainability gains, and supply chain security. New legislation, H.R. 3401, could make retreads even more attractive and support U.S. jobs.
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Will the Republican congress kill off the attempt to mandate speed limiters for heavy trucks? Read about the bills and the history of efforts to mandate speed limiters.
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A bill in the U.S. Senate would make it easier for veterans to use their VA education benefits for trucking apprenticeship programs.
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A bipartisan bill in the U.S. House of Representatives would give dry bulk haulers a little more flexibility at the scales.
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A bipartisan bill introduced in both the House and Senate would provide a tax credit for renewable natural gas used as fuel.
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Trucking organizations are praising legislation introduced in both the House and the Senate that would add a tax for light-duty electric vehicles to support the Highway Trust Fund.
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"When the plaintiffs’ bar perverts civil litigation into a casino game of ‘jackpot justice,’ the costs are borne by everyone," said the American Trucking Associations in response to a bill to require funding disclosure in civil lawsuits.
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