Predatory Truck Leasing Prevention Act of 2025

This bill, titled the Predatory Truck Leasing Prevention Act of 2025, mandates the Secretary of Transportation to establish regulations within one year to prohibit predatory commercial motor vehicle lease-purchase programs . These programs are broadly defined as arrangements where a motor carrier controls a driver's work, compensation, and debts, while the driver fails to accrue or is forced to surrender equity in the leased truck. The legislation specifies that such programs include the lease-purchase agreement itself, the driver's work contract, and the motor carrier's recruitment, operational, tax, and finance practices. Additionally, the bill requires the Secretary to create a process for drivers to obtain relief from lease-purchase agreements that are found to violate the new regulations and were entered into after their effective date, ensuring protection for affected drivers.