How dangerous trucking schemes are putting Americans at risk
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Commercial trucking networks are using deceptive practices to avoid federal safety regulations and hide violations.
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This scheme potentially increases risks on roadways for average Americans due to unsafe commercial trucks avoiding federal safety regulations.
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Commercial trucking networks are engaging in dangerous schemes by accumulating safety violations and then evading federal enforcement. These networks achieve this by dissolving their records and re-establishing operations under new names. This practice allows unsafe trucking companies to continue operating, thereby putting American roadways and the public at risk. The evasion tactics undermine federal efforts to regulate commercial transport safety.
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