Why It Matters
Price Rite Transportation LLC d/b/a E&O One hired Frontline Government Relations LLC to lobby for it, according to a new client registration signed Nov. 9. The registration is dated Oct. 19 and carries a $0 filing amount.
It lists four issue areas: Transportation, Trucking/Shipping, Roads/Highway, and Budget/Appropriations. The specific issues are federal surface transportation and infrastructure policy affecting motor carriers, including surface transportation reauthorization and freight infrastructure funding, and Department of Transportation and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) regulations and enforcement on motor carrier safety and compliance.
The filing lists two lobbyists: Elliott Echols, who reports a covered position of Senior Vice President, and John Pence, who reports General Counsel/CEO, Government Relations.
Broader Context
The FMCSA's carrier snapshot, with data as of Nov. 11, identifies Price Rite Transport LLC, DBA E&O One, as an active interstate for-hire carrier authorized to transport property, with general freight, fresh produce and refrigerated food among its cargo types.
A Sept. 11 Congressional Research Service report says surface transportation authorizations were extended through Dec. 11. It names broker transaction transparency, truck parking, insurance costs and driver classification as trucking issues that may arise in reauthorization, and says many are addressed in the House-reported BUILD America 250 Act, H.R. 8870. The registration names no bill.
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced $200 million in INFRA awards on Oct. 14 for 14 truck-parking projects in 12 states.
On Nov. 6, the FMCSA said its enhanced Complaint Center now accepts reports on property brokers and registration-related fraud, among other categories. In a Nov. 20, 2024 proposal, the agency would require brokers to give transaction records to parties on request.
Competitive Landscape
- Jeff & Brian Bartlett hired Daugherty Strategies LLC on Nov. 9 to lobby on roads/highway.
- Oshkosh Corp. hired Covenant Government Affairs LLC on Nov. 6 to lobby on trucking/shipping.
- GRVTY Inc. hired Hither Creek Strategies LLC on Nov. 5 to lobby on budget/appropriations.
The Bottom Line
Price Rite now has a registered lobbying team on both the reauthorization debate and motor carrier enforcement. Its quarterly reports will show where that effort goes.
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