Figures to co-chair Congressional Trucking Caucus

U.S. Rep. Shomari C. Figures (D-Ala.) has been named a cochair of the newly formed bipartisan Congressional Trucking Caucus, a first-of-its-kind group aimed at addressing issues facing the nation’s trucking industry. Figures will help lead the caucus alongside Reps. Dave Taylor (R-Ohio), Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.,), Pat Harrigan (R-N.C.), Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.) and Mary Miller (R-Ill.). The caucus is intended to provide lawmakers with a forum to discuss policies related to trucking safety, workforce challenges, infrastructure and supply chain reliability. Figures highlighted the importance of trucking to Alabama’s Second Congressional District, which includes the Port of Mobile. “America literally runs on...

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