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The Stop Scamming Truckers Act creates new rules to protect truck drivers from misleading communications about Department of Transportation registration numbers. Private companies that contact truckers about USDOT number registration, renewal, or compliance must clearly state in plain language that they are private companies, not affiliated with the federal government. These disclosures must appear prominently in easy-to-read font on the first page of printed materials or without scrolling on digital communications, and cannot be hidden or contradicted by other text or design elements. Covered private entities are also prohibited from using government names, seals, or logos that might suggest government affiliation, and they cannot claim that payment to them is required to obtain or maintain a USDOT number. The law allows truckers who receive deceptive communications to sue in federal court for damages between $500 and $5,000 per communication, actual damages paid, and attorney fees, without needing to prove the sender intentionally deceived them, with a five-year statute of limitations on such lawsuits.

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