Florida Truck Bill Targets Predatory Towing Awaits Governor’s Decision
House Bill 179 has passed through the House and Senate in Florida and has made it’s way to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis desk. Governor DeSantis is expected to sign it into law, which would go in effect in July.
The legislation includes some new requirements to set and publicize rates, have detailed and itemized invoices, require towers to accept multiple payment options, and offer a dispute resolution process for consumers and carriers to challenge excessive fees, Transport Topics reports.
Many trucking stakeholders applaud this successful legislation. “A huge victory for trucking in Florida, the trucking industry nationally, who have seen invoices as high as $200,000, and the motoring public, who fall victim to predatory towing companies,” Alix Miller, Florida Trucking Association CEO said on the matter.
You can read more about this legislation, here.
Trailer Orders in February Fall YoY, But Up From January This Year
In February, U.S. trailer orders declined from February last year, according to preliminary data from ACT Research but rose from January this year.
“Net orders remain challenged by a backdrop of weak profitability for for-hire truckers. Anecdotal commentary from trailer manufacturers and suppliers through the past several months have indicated this slowing, as they have shared that orders are coming, but at a more tepid pace when compared to the last few years,” says Jennifer McNealy, Director of Commercial Vehicle Market Research at ACT.
The data showed orders dropping 21% to 20,500 units from 25,800 in February last year, but increased nearly 50% (49.6% to be exact) from the 13,700 units order in January.
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