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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) has introduced legislation that would give businesses a tax credit for purchasing medium- or heavy-duty plug-in hybrid trucks. Moreover, the bill would provide consumers with a rebate worth up to $7,500 for plug-in electric vehicles at the time of purchase.
Read More →Many of the new measures cover traffic citations, smog checks and carpool lanes.
Read More →WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate recently passed legislation that will allow businesses to depreciate up to 50 percent of the cost of the asset in the first year it is placed in service.
Read More →ALEXANDRIA, VA - An effort to repeal the federal law prohibiting states from imposing vicarious liability on owners of rented and leased vehicles was further quashed May 26 by the Truck Renting and Leasing Association and its industry allies.
Read More →The Truck Rental and Leasing Association (TRALA) is strongly opposed to proposed legislation in Rhode Island that would require a $40 annual registration fee for every trailer used in the transportation of persons or of household goods in the state.
Read More →New York Gov. David Paterson plans to introduce a bill to the Legislature that would propose penalties on truckers who use GPS systems to locate faster, but prohibited routes.
Read More →Massachusetts lawmakers are considering prohibiting the use of global positioning systems technology (GPS) to track state employees.
Read More →AUSTIN, TX – Commercial vehicles and large trucks in Texas would be required to give bicyclists and other vulnerable road users at least six feet of passing clearance under the "Safe Passing" bill, according to The Houston Chronicle.
Read More →PHILADELPHIA – First-time offenders would be charged a $150 fine and $300 for second offenses, according to the Philadelphia Business Journal.
Read More →In a major victory for the vehicle renting and leasing industry, a New York appellate court has upheld the Graves Amendment as constitutional and valid.
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