The Specialty Equipment Market Association is urging the U.S. Senate to pass H.R. 5297, the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act.

Tags: H.B. 5297, Legislative issues, Small Business Jobs and Credit Act, Specialty Equipment Market Association

A bill in the Georgia House of Representatives that seeks to ban the use of retreads on state vehicles that respond to public safety emergencies has elicited a strong response from the Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau.

Tags: Legislative issues, Retreading, Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau

The U.S. Department of Transportation has proposed a new replacement tire label that would include, for the first time, information about the tire's impact on fuel economy and carbon dioxide emission reductions.

Tags: Consumer Tires, Fuel economy, Legislative issues, NHTSA, Retail

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The American Trucking Associations recently told a congressional committee that a cap-and-trade program would impose "significant costs" on the trucking industry.

Tags: American Trucking Associations, Cap-and-trade, Environment, Green, Legislative issues, Trucking industry

Legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate to establish a one-year national vehicle scrappage program includes a provision to prevent cars that are 25 years or older from being crushed.

Tags: Cash for Clunkers bill, Government regulations, Legislative issues, OE tires