Previously, the Concrete Foundations Association served notice of transportation and infrastructure legislation being developed that would have resulted in a federally mandated increase in minimum liability coverage for all commercial motor vehicles from $750,000 per truck to a proposed $2,000,000. Executive director, James Baty, participated in over two dozen virtual conferences with staff members of key legislators during the first half of this year. The coalition itself tallied more than 150 meetings with staff members from an increasing roster of critical stakeholders and key legislative opponents. Each meeting, on average, had seven to eight coalition representatives who maintained a much broader perspective regarding the actual impact of such an unwarranted increase.

“We became convinced through our research that such an increase would be yet another layer of unrecoverable expenses for an industry already strapped with unparalleled challenges, including workforce and material shortages, increased competition, and pricing pressure from the escalating costs of construction,” stated Baty. “As a coalition, we were continually reinforcing the simple fact that this was an effort brought about by trial lawyers seeking deeper pockets for revenue and leveraging falsified data to key members of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.”   

During the week of September 27, 2021, the coalition was informed that their efforts were worthwhile. The proposed insurance increase never got beyond the House, as only the Senate-drafted highway bill was incorporated in the infrastructure package. This means the coalition can officially claim victory. Renewed efforts to pass this legislation in 2022 are very unlikely, due to the supply chain crisis looming amid the midterm elections. Should control of either chamber change thereafter, it is even less likely that Republican leadership would consider such legislation.

Organizations signing on to participate, support and contribute to the Truck Insurance Coalition led by OOIDA and NRMCA included:

• Agricultural Retailers Association
• American Beekeeping Federation
• American Concrete Pavement Association
• American Concrete Pipe Association 
• American Concrete Pumping Association
• American Dairy Coalition
• American Farm Bureau Federation
• American Forest and Paper Association
• American Pipeline Contractors Association
• American Sheep Industry Association
• Associated Equipment Distributors
• Colorado Motor Carriers Association
• Concrete Foundations Association 
• Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute
• Consumer Brands Association
• Customized Logistics and Delivery Association 
• Distribution Contractors Association
• Energy Marketers of America
• Georgia Motor Trucking Association
• Hawaii Transportation Association
• Kansas Motor Carriers Association
• Livestock Marketing Association
• Maine Motor Transport Association
• Mid-West Truckers Association
• Minnesota Trucking Association
• Missouri Trucking Association 
• Motor Carriers of Montana
• Motor Transport Association of Connecticut 
• National Aquaculture Association 
• National Asphalt Pavement Association
• National Association of Small Trucking Companies
• National Cattlemen’s Beef Association 
• National Grain and Feed Association
• National Precast Concrete Association
• National Ready Mixed Concrete Association
• National Stone Sand and Gravel Association
• National Utility Contractors Association
• North American Punjabi Trucking Association
• Nevada Trucking Association
• New Hampshire Motor Transport Association
• New Jersey Motor Truck Association 
• New Mexico Trucking Association
• NFIB
• North American Miller’s Association 
• North American Punjabi Trucking Association
• North American Renderers Association 
• Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association 
• Pet Food Institute
• Port Drivers Association
• Power and Communication Contractors Association
• Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute
• Rhode Island Trucking Association, Inc.
• South Carolina Trucking Association
• South Dakota Trucking Association
• Southwest Movers Association 
• Tennessee Trucking Association
• Texas Trucking Association 
• Tilt-Up Concrete Association
• Towing and Recovery Association of America, Inc
• Truck Renting and Leasing Association
• United Dairymen of Arizona
• United Fresh Produce Association 
• United States Cattlemen’s Association 
• Vermont Truck & Bus Association
• Western States Trucking Association
• Wyoming Trucking Association, Inc