Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has launched an investigation to determine the national security impact of commercial truck imports into the United States, according to an April 23 notice from the Department of Commerce.
The probe, which began on Tuesday, will assess the imports of “medium-duty trucks, heavy-duty trucks, and medium- and heavy-duty truck parts, and their derivative products,” the notice said.
The investigation is being pursued under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, which gives the U.S. president broad powers to adjust imports if excessive imports are assessed to threaten national security. The provision allows the president to take measures such as implementing tariffs to deal with the issue….