It will be another year before complete crash statistics are available, but researchers from three major universities have already released a study on the effects of the mandate.
The House Transportation and Infrastructure committee held a hearing in February called “The Cost of Doing Nothing: Why Investing in Our Nation’s Infrastructure Cannot Wait.”
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is waiting to learn how a bill to repeal the federal excise tax on commercial truck sales would affect small-business truckers before it takes a stance on the issue.
Greg Grisolano joined Land Line in 2013. He was formerly a reporter for the Joplin Globe. He brings business writing and photography skills to Land Line, and has a passion for finding and telling stories about the people who make up the trucking industry.
