Donald Trump's trucking record: Regs rolled back or shifted, tax policy, independent contractor status

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Updated Nov 8, 2024

It's likely you're well aware of the post-election news: Former President Donald Trump has garnered electoral college votes sufficient to send him back to the White House. In the run-up to the election, we ran this story examining the trucking-related record from his first term in office -- 2017-2021 -- slightly updated November 6, 2024, to reflect election results. Keep tuned for further post-election coverage and analysis in the coming weeks. 

Original story follows.   

In various ways, it’s no surprise that much of the trucking industry’s political support has been firmly behind the Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump. As reported, a majority of trucking interests has tilted giving heavily toward each election's Republican Party candidate in every presidential election at least as far back as 1992, according to data compiled by OpenSecrets.

Looking at the Trump administration’s four years in office, two memos issued at the very beginning of his term had possibly the biggest impact on trucking regulations. One was a regulatory freeze that barred federal agencies from enacting new regulations for a time. The other was a two-for-one order, requiring federal agencies to remove two regulations for each new regulation proposed.

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