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Newsby StaffJune 25, 2020

TRALA Cancels 2020 Meeting

The 2020 Truck Renting and Leasing Association (TRALA) Annual Meeting, which was rescheduled for September 27-30, is cancelled.

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Newsby StaffMarch 18, 2020

TRALA Elects New Board of Directors During Special Meeting

Dan Murphy, president and CEO of Idealease, Inc., was appointed chairman of the Truck Renting and Leasing Association’s (TRALA) Board of Directors during a special meeting last week.

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Newsby Mike AntichApril 24, 2018

In Memoriam: U-Haul's Pat Crahan, 1928-2017

Pat Crahan, retired vice president of governmental relations for U-Haul, passed away on Dec. 31, 2017. He was 89.

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ArticlesJanuary 4, 2013

The History of Fleet Associations

Over the course of fleet management’s history, professional associations have played an integral part in building the profession.

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NewsSeptember 30, 2010

TRALA Defends Graves Law in U.S. Senate Hearing on Vicarious Liability

ALEXANDRIA, VA - Truck Renting and Leasing Association (TRALA) President & CEO Tom James testified before Congress Sept. 28 in support of preservation of the existing federal law, known as the Graves/Boucher Law, which preempts states from imposing vicarious liability on owners of rented and leased vehicles.

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NewsSeptember 30, 2010

Bill Allows Small Businesses to Speed Asset Depreciation

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate recently passed legislation that will allow businesses to depreciate up to 50 percent of the cost of the asset in the first year it is placed in service.

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NewsSeptember 29, 2010

TRALA Questions Policy Change in Virginia Vehicle Rental Tax

The DMV rule states that motor vehicle renters should collect 10 percent rental tax on items such as parking tickets, delivery charges, pickup charges, recovery charges, pass through charges, transportation charges and third party service charges, because DMV considers these items to be part of the gross proceeds from the rental.

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NewsJuly 19, 2010

Graves Law Preemption of Vicarious Liability Affirmed by U.S. Court of Appeals

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit invoked the federal Graves Law in ruling that a vehicle lessor could not be held vicariously liable on the sole basis of vehicle ownership.

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NewsMay 28, 2010

Leasing & Rental Companies Still Protected Under Graves Law

ALEXANDRIA, VA - An effort to repeal the federal law prohibiting states from imposing vicarious liability on owners of rented and leased vehicles was further quashed May 26 by the Truck Renting and Leasing Association and its industry allies.

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NewsNovember 20, 2009

James Named TRALA President & CEO

ALEXANDRIA, VA - Serving as acting president and chief executive officer for the Truck Rental and Leasing Association (TRALA) since July, Thomas James has been unanimously chosen by the Board of Directors for the role.

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