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NewsDecember 21, 2017

Home Depot Joins TRALA

The Home Depot is the newest member of the Truck Renting and Leasing Association (TRALA), the nonprofit national trade association that provides the unified and focused voice for the truck renting and leasing industry.

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NewsMarch 23, 2015

TRALA Elects New Chairman

The TRALA Board of Directors unanimously elected Kevin Coughlin, Manager, Contract Maintenance, of Daimler Trucks North America of Portland, Ore,, as the Association’s new Chairman.

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NewsDecember 15, 2014

Federal Study Highlights Rental Truck Safety

Not a single fatal crash involving a rental truck over a five-year period (2005-2010) has been attributed to a safety or maintenance defect in the rental vehicle

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NewsApril 2, 2012

Trailer and Truck Purchase Tax Repeal Bill Introduced in Congress

Federal legislation to repeal the 12% federal excise tax on truck and trailer purchases and replace it with an increase in the diesel fuel tax was introduced March 29 in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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NewsDecember 29, 2010

TRALA Comments To FASB On Lease Accounting Changes

WASHINGTON - TRALA formally submitted comments today with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) in response to their Exposure Draft, Proposed Accounting Standards Update Leases Topic 840.

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NewsDecember 22, 2010

EPA, DOT Publishes Formal Fuel Efficiency and Emissions Standards Proposal

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have released for public consumption their Heavy-Duty National Program.

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NewsDecember 16, 2010

Leasing Associations Concerned About Complexity of Lease Accounting Rules

The proposed rules create a significant compliance burden for lessees and lessors, the two groups say.

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NewsDecember 15, 2010

TRALA Participates in Ryder-Hosted Border Security Meeting

WASHINGTON - TRALA joined industry partners and government agencies participating in the North American Border Security Meeting conference hosted by TRALA-member company Ryder System, Inc. in Novi, Mich.

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NewsNovember 3, 2010

FMCSA Supports TRALA by Ruling Against Credential Requirements

WASHINGTON - The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has granted three petitions filed with it by the American Trucking Associations and strongly supported by TRALA.

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NewsSeptember 30, 2010

TRALA Defends Graves Law in U.S. Senate Hearing on Vicarious Liability

ALEXANDRIA, VA - Truck Renting and Leasing Association (TRALA) President & CEO Tom James testified before Congress Sept. 28 in support of preservation of the existing federal law, known as the Graves/Boucher Law, which preempts states from imposing vicarious liability on owners of rented and leased vehicles.

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