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Effort aims to end tax on new trucks

Aug 7, 2019

LLN (8/6/19) – A group that includes representatives of large carriers wants Congress to end the federal excise tax on the purchase of new trucks. It sounds good, but is it good for small-business truckers, as they claim? Also, Suzanne Stempinski talks test drives and SuperRigs. We’ll have some important notices from the Land Line Now Community Bulletin Board. And Massachusetts’ governor wants to spend $18 billion on transportation.

0:00-10:10 – Newscast

10:10-24:59 – Test drives and SuperRigs

24:59 -39:14 – State highway spending; bulletin board

39:14-49:07 – Effort to end excise tax on new trucks