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Despite welcome reform, the war on America's truckers rages on

theblaze.com · 2h · first reportShare

It’s National Truck Driver Appreciation Week , when the American Trucking Associations holds its annual hot dog and hamburger lunches for the same drivers it spends the rest of the year screwing through its lobbying efforts in Washington, D.C. This year, however, drivers might enjoy the free food, cheap swag, and various other perks — if they happen to be in the yard for them — with just a little less cynicism. That’s because the industry’s annual PR stunt happens to coincide with something considerably more valuable: the kind of tangible political "appreciation" that actually produces real change. Most Americans would probably be astonished by how easy it has been to summon a trucking company into existence. On Monday, August 31, Vice President JD Vance gave a speech in Sterling Heights, Michigan, in support of Republican congressional candidate Mike Rogers ahead of the midterm elections. Though Vance started with praise for Rogers and other members of the party, he quickly pivoted to