“Two trucking-focused bills were introduced in the House this week. One aims to boost the required liability insurance coverage required of trucking companies, and the other would mandate that new trucks come equipped with automatic emergency braking systems.” – According to the article in overdriveonline.com and its author Matt Cole

“Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia (D-Illinois) said in a press conference Tuesday to introduce the bill that the insurance minimum “should be nearly 6.5 times higher to account for today’s inflation and healthcare costs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.” If the liability insurance minimum was increased by that much, the new minimum would be nearly $4.8 million, up from the current $750,000 minimum.” – Cole also wrote in his article

“The other bill, dubbed the “Safe Roads Act of 2019” (H.B. 3773), introduced by Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Georgia), would mandate truck manufacturers to equip all new commercial vehicles with an automatic emergency braking system.” – Cole also wrote in his article

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Source and credits: overdriveonline.com / Matt Cole 

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