Rep. LaMalfa brings back bill to repeal tax on heavy trucks

Rep. LaMalfa brings back bill to repeal tax on heavy trucks

Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-Calif., has renewed an effort to repeal the federal excise tax on heavy trucks and trailers. LaMalfa introduced HR2424 on Thursday, March 27. The bipartisan effort would remove the 12% federal excise tax on heavy trucks. Proponents of the bill, which has been issued several times in recent congressional sessions, have said the tax can add $15,000 to $30,000 to the cost of a new heavy-duty truck. “For over a century, the fede…