Modern, Clean, and Safe Trucks Act of 2025
Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) sponsors this bill to repeal the 12% federal excise tax on the first retail sale of heavy trucks, truck trailers, semitrailers, and tractors used for highway transportation. The tax currently applies to truck bodies and chassis for vehicles over 33,000 pounds, trailers over 26,000 pounds, and tractors over 19,500 pounds, with revenue going to the Highway Trust Fund. The bill eliminates this tax, which under current law is set to expire on October 1, 2028.
What’s in the bill (2 sections)
- Sec. 2. Findings
- Sec. 3. Repeal of excise tax on heavy trucks and trailers
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