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.
Leasing & Rental Companies Still Protected Under Graves Law
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.