Mike Collins used his seat in Congress to advocate for environmental and safety deregulation of the trucking industry, which directly benefited his own trucking business. According to recent reporting from MeidasTouch, Collins opposed EPA regulations imposing stricter emissions standards, speed limiter requirements, and requiring automatic emergency braking systems on heavy-duty trucks. All the while, crashes involving Collins’ trucking business have resulted in at least five deaths and 50 injuries in the past 25 years.
“Mike Collins isn’t just corrupt — he’s textbook corrupt. Using public office for personal gain is the very definition of the word, and Collins has been doing exactly that,” said American Bridge 21st Century Spokesperson Gus Nathanson. “Georgians deserve a senator who puts their interests first, not his own wallet.”
Read more about Mike Collins using his congressional seat for personal profit:
- Collins owned a 55 percent stake in Collins Family Enterprises, the parent company of Collins Trucking, valued at up to $25 million.
- Collins voted to overturn EPA regulations that would have imposed stricter emissions standards on heavy-duty trucks.
- Before entering Congress, Collins acknowledged the benefits of speed-limiting technology.
- After arriving in Washington, however, Collins argued that speed-limited trucks could become road hazards and insisted that existing speed limits and law enforcement were sufficient to address speeding.
- Collins also opposed federal efforts to require automatic emergency braking systems on heavy-duty trucks.
- He criticized legislation that would increase minimum liability insurance requirements for motor carriers from $750,000 to $5 million.
- Collins also contributed over half a million dollars to his congressional campaign directly after his business received a PPP loan worth $900 thousand, raising questions as to whether the loan was used to finance his campaign.
- Crashes involving drivers employed by Collins’ trucking operations have killed five people and injured more than 50 others over the last 25 years.
Published: Jun 25, 2026