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Rick Larsen: “The safety realities of this industry: every year currently over 5,000 people are killed in crashes involving large…”

On the recordSeptember 12, 2023
The safety realities of this industry: every year currently over 5,000 people are killed in crashes involving large trucks on our roads.
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Rick Larsen
Democratic · Washington

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Larsen addresses the critical safety issues related to large truck operations.

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