The One Big Beautiful Bill Act was signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 4, 2025. The OBBB offers material benefits to the players in the equipment finance industry including lessors, lessees, lenders, borrowers,...more
Current Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin proposed a rule today to rescind 2009 rules that form the basis of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions limitations, a move that will almost certainly lead to...more
Background - On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA,” H.R.1). Among other things, the OBBBA permanently reinstates 100% bonus depreciation under Section 168(k) for qualified...more
A federal court in Delaware has vacated a damages award in a claim brought by an importer of new Chinese construction equipment who had accused Caterpillar of pushing it out of the U.S. market. Int’l Constr. Prods. LLC v....more
A total of 185 Section 301 exclusion requests for machinery used in domestic manufacturing have been filed as of Dec. 19, 2024. Of those, 136 requests remain open for opposition or support from interested parties or for...more
California legislators and regulators continue to create various challenges for warehouse owners and operators throughout the Golden State. Two recent developments in particular serve as stark reminders to owners and...more
On October 1, 2024, WorkSafeBC introduced new regulations (the Crane Regulations) regarding tower crane safety which amend Part 14 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (the OHS Regulation) in British Columbia. The...more
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •AG Task Force Issues Warning over Illegal Robocalls - ...more
A group of 24 Republican AGs have filed a brief challenging the EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles—Phase 3 final rule (Final Rule), which sets standards to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from...more
On May 28, 2024, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed into law the “Consumer Right to Repair Digital Electronic Equipment” bill (HB24-1121). The legislation expands the state’s 2023 right to repair law, which currently...more
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •Nebraska AG Sues TikTok for Fueling Youth Mental Health...more
A group of 23 Democratic AGs and four cities have filed an unopposed motion to intervene in support of the EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles—Phase 3 final rule (Final Rule), which adopted...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") finalized the strictest-ever emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles. On March 29, 2024, EPA announced new emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles for model years 2027...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS on Feb. 16, 2024, released a correction to Internal Revenue Code Section 48 Proposed Regulations relating to the new investment tax credit (ITC) for biogas. The correction provides...more
The Mine Safety & Health Administration (“MSHA”) has finally published its final rule on Safety Programs for Surface Mobile Equipment. This final rule has been a long time coming. MSHA originally published a Request...more
On December 20, 2023, and more than two years after announcing a proposed rule, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) issued its much-anticipated final rule regarding safety plans for powered haulage. The rule...more
Since the mid-1990s, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has talked about surface haulage accidents and how to prevent them. Organizations including the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health...more
Meta Description: Learn about the significance of project monitors in the construction industry. Understand their role, daily tasks, and impact on ensuring accuracy, value, and timeliness toward project completion....more
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has recently affirmed a summary judgment order dismissing all claims by an importer of new Chinese construction equipment alleging a conspiracy to boycott and tortious interference with...more
Japanese heavy-industries companies that typically act as contractors or suppliers on projects are increasingly invited to contribute as equity investors in the projects they construct or supply major equipment to, thereby...more
In a significant move towards ensuring road safety and reducing the impact of heavy vehicles on UAE’s highways, the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (MoEI) has introduced amendments to the federal law regulating the...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA has recently highlighted tractor operator safety by increasing use of rollbars or cage frames....more
Clearly, 2–1 decisions can cut both ways. Mining industry observers will remember that in April 2022, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (FMSHRC), in Secretary of Labor v. KC Transport, Inc.—a 2–1...more
In its recent decision in Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas Inc. v. Southern Lift Trucks LLC, the Alabama Supreme Court considered whether the trial court erred in granting preliminary injunctive relief in a dispute...more
A group of 18 Democratic AGs sent a comment letter in support of the EPA’s proposed Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles, commending the EPA for strengthening greenhouse gas emissions standards for...more