[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5934 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5934

To amend title 49, United States Code, to require that fuel surcharges 
 collected by a motor carrier, broker, or freight forwarder be passed 
through to the person responsible for bearing the cost of fuel, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 30, 2008

  Mr. Petri introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to require that fuel surcharges 
 collected by a motor carrier, broker, or freight forwarder be passed 
through to the person responsible for bearing the cost of fuel, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Trust in Reliable Understanding of 
Consumer Costs Act'' or the ``TRUCC Act''.

SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE AND PASS THROUGH OF MOTOR CARRIER FUEL COSTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 14102 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Disclosure and Pass Through to Cost Bearer.--A motor carrier, 
broker, or freight forwarder providing or arranging transportation or 
service using motor vehicles not owned by it and using fuel for which 
it does not bear the cost shall provide to the person that bears the 
cost of such fuel--
            ``(1) a payment in an amount equal to the charges invoiced 
        or otherwise presented to the person directly responsible to 
        the motor carrier, broker, or freight forwarder, which relate 
        to the cost of the fuel; and
            ``(2) at the time payment is made under paragraph (1), a 
        written list that specifically identifies any freight charge, 
        brokerage fee or commission, fuel surcharge or adjustment, and 
        any other charges invoiced or otherwise presented to the person 
        described in paragraph (1).''.
    (b) Billing and Collection Practices.--Section 13708(b) of title 
49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) False or Misleading Information.--No person may cause a motor 
carrier, broker, or freight forwarder to present false or misleading 
information on a document or in an oral representation about the actual 
rate, charge, or allowance to any party to the transaction or 
transportation.''.
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