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OOIDA Files Class Action Against Indiana

ย On January 9, 2019, OOIDA (the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association) filed a class action lawsuit against Indiana Governor, Eric Holcomb; the Indiana Finance Authority; the Indiana Toll Road Concession Co.; and other Indiana State Officials over a recent truck-only toll increase.

On October 5, 2018, tolls increased 35% for vehicles Class 3 or higher; however, toll fees remained the same for all other passenger vehicles. Specifically, the toll increased from $44.46 to $60.01 for a Class 5 vehicle traveling the entire length of the Indiana Toll Road.

The truck-toll increase became active after Indiana Governor, Eric Holcomb, made an agreement with the Indiana Finance Authority that if they increased the fees, Holcomb would receive $1 billion worth of funding for โ€œNext Level Connections;โ€ an infrastructure improvement program that will be used to fund a variety of projectsโ€”all of which have little to do with the Indiana Toll Road.

OOIDA argues that the increase violates the U.S. Constitutionโ€™s Commerce Clause and the Privileges and Immunities Clause, which โ€œimpose limitations upon the authority of states to undertake measures that create an undue burden upon, or that discriminate against, interstate commerce.โ€