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FMCSA Speaks Against Mandatory Fuel Surcharge
he head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said the agency opposed a congressional measure that would require shippers to pay a fuel surcharge to truckload carriers.
In testimony prepared for delivery to a Senate subcommittee, FMCSA Administrator Annette Sandberg joined a chorus of trucking and shipper groups opposing the surcharge language, which was included as part of the six-year highway reauthorization bill the House of Representatives approved on March 10.For the full story, see the April 11 print edition of Transport Topics. Subscribe today.