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USA : Fuel surcharge Le sénateur Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) et les routiers : Communiqué : " SNOWE, BROWN, INTRODUCE THE TRUCC ACTBill Would Eliminate the Middle-Man and Ensure Truckers are Reimbursed for Gas April 25, 2008 Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) introduced today the Trust in Reliable Understanding of Consumer Costs (TRUCC) Act which would free small business operators and carriers from the stranglehold of unscrupulous brokers and middle-men who charge shippers for fuel costs, but refuse to pass on those costs to operators who actually pay for the fuel. This bill would provide a clear line-item delineating the fuel surcharge in a contract with small business carriers, and would guarantee that the entity in the transaction – whether a shipper, broker, or driver – who absorbs the consistently rising cost of fuel at the pump will become the recipient of the fuel surcharge. "Small business truckers are often at the m