The Louisiana Motor Transport Association is out with its biggest current concerns for the trucking industry. Executive Director Renee Amar says at the top of the list is soaring insurance premiums.
“They are experiencing, right now, insurance increases between forty to fifty percent for next year’s vehicles,” Amar said.
And Amar says that’s driving them right out of the state.
“I have members actively leaving the State of Louisiana on a weekly and monthly basis,” Amar said.
Amar is hopeful lawmakers will pass legislation in either a special session next year or in the 2025 regular session that addresses legal reforms and reduces frivolous laws targeting the trucking industry.
Other concerns include the economy, driver shortages, fuel prices and driver distraction.
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