Trucking News: OOIDA files class action, claiming Indiana tolls violate Commerce Clause

Mike

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Saying that Indiana’s system of tolls is unconstitutional, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has filed a class action lawsuit against the Indiana Finance Authority, the Indiana Toll Road Concession Co., and several state officials, including Gov. Eric Holcomb.

OOIDA filed the class action complaint on Wednesday, Jan. 9 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.

In October, a truck-only toll increase of about 35 percent went into effect in Indiana. Holcomb announced his infrastructure plan, which was dubbed the Next Level Connections program, in September. In order to pay for the program, the IFA amended its agreement with the Indiana Toll Road Concession Co. to allow the company to increase tolls on heavy vehicles by 35 percent.

Tolls for the entire 157-mile trip along Interstate 90 increased, for example, from $44.46 to $60.02 for a Class 5 (five-axle) truck.

 

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