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Senators Todd Young and Andy Kim unveil the SAFE Act to crack down on “chameleon carriers”—shady trucking firms that vanish and rebrand to dodge penalties for unsafe practices and cargo theft. The bill mandates a federal study, an AI tool to flag suspicious new registrations, improved interagency data sharing, and an appeals process for wrongly flagged companies. With real-world impacts like cargo theft in Evansville and rising costs for retailers like Walmart, this legislation aims to hold bad actors accountable and protect families. The Government Accountability Office will lead the study, while the FMCSA builds the AI system, all in hopes of passing this as part of a broader transportation bill before year’s end.

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