More than 100 commercial truck dealers, trade association executives and trucking industry stakeholders will descend on Washington the week of June 17 to urge members of Congress to co-sponsor the Modern, Clean and Safe Trucks Act of 2019 (HR 2381), a bipartisan bill in the U.S. House of Representatives to repeal the 12% federal excise tax on the sale of most new heavy-duty trucks and trailers.
Members of American Truck Dealers and the Truck Renting and Leasing Association will host fly-ins with their members for meetings on Capitol Hill. These meetings will be accompanied by a press conference on the Capitol grounds, where a modern Class 8 truck will be parked alongside a World War I era truck to highlight the year — 1917 — when the federal excise tax was first enacted. Story by Jodie Teuton | Chairwoman, American Truck Dealers / posted on www.ttnews.com