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FMCSA filed comments in support of an FTC proposed rule banning junk fees that trucking regulators have argued should include provisions to mitigate predatory truck towing.

Nearly 30% of crash-related truck towing invoices included excessive rates or unwarranted additional charges, according to an American Transportation Research Institute analysis.

Progressive Insurance launched a new roadside assistance coverage option for commercial heavy-duty trucks, the auto insurance company announced May 22.

PHOENIX — States are taking aim at towing companies that prevent carriers from accessing cargo in a trailer after a rig has been dropped off after a tow, a panel of insurance experts said.

Despite strong opposition from the towing industry, Maryland truckers are optimistic the governor will sign a bill to end predatory towing practices on highways under the jurisdiction of the state police.

A trucking industry and insurance coalition against predatory towing company practices has sent a letter of support to several Chicago aldermen who are leading an effort to revise a city ordinance that would create a first-ever license for tow truck operators.

A Wisconsin motor carrier got a big surprise when one of its tractor-trailers hauling a truckload of cheese had to be pulled from a ditch on I-64 in central Virginia: A $202,000 removal and towing bill.