{"id":3701,"date":"2019-01-10T13:53:54","date_gmt":"2019-01-10T19:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/?p=3701"},"modified":"2019-07-26T11:40:43","modified_gmt":"2019-07-26T17:40:43","slug":"truckers-take-action-against-indianas-excessive-and-discriminatory-tolls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/2019\/truckers-take-action-against-indianas-excessive-and-discriminatory-tolls\/","title":{"rendered":"Truckers take action against Indiana’s excessive and discriminatory tolls"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association<\/strong><\/h5>\n

1 OOIDA Drive, Grain Valley, MO\u00a0 64029<\/strong>
\nWeb Site:<\/strong>\u00a0www.www.ooida.com<\/a><\/em>
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Contact:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>Norita Taylor,\u00a0norita_taylor@ooida.com<\/a>
\nHeadquarters<\/strong>: (816) 229-5791<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

For Immediate Release<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Truckers take action against Indiana’s excessive and discriminatory tolls<\/h2>\n

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association filed a lawsuit against the Indiana Finance Authority, the Indiana Toll Road Concession Company, the Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Transportation and Governor Eric Holcomb.<\/p>\n

The class action complaint, filed in Federal District Court in Indianapolis, challenges the 35 percent increase in tolls imposed on drivers of heavy vehicles travelling the Indiana Toll Road that was implemented on October 5, 2018. The increase was intended to raise $1 billion for Indiana\u2019s \u201cNext Level Connections Program.\u201d<\/p>\n

OOIDA says the measure is burdensome, discriminatory and violates the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution.<\/p>\n

Back in October, OOIDA had sent a\u00a0letter<\/a>\u00a0to the governor expressing objections to the plan.<\/p>\n

OOIDA\u2019s lawsuit says the tolls imposed by the ITRCC are not only excessive but are also used to subsidize services and facilities provided by the state that have no functional relationship to the Indiana Toll Road.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe governor has admitted publicly that the increased tolls on truckers were intended for out-of-state users,\u201d said Todd Spencer, president of OOIDA. \u201cHe seems to think that, in his own words, \u2018capturing other people\u2019s money\u2019 is okay. He would be very wrong about that. Truckers are not rolling piggy banks.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIndiana\u2019s failure to solve the state\u2019s history of serious financial problems and bad decisions should not fall upon the shoulders of truckers,\u201d said Spencer.<\/p>\n

OOIDA seeks an injunction to stop further imposition of the toll increase along with refunds of excessive tolls paid since October 2018.<\/p>\n

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