Senators ask Congress not to raise liability minimums

Sep 22, 2020 at 08:28 AM CST + 1
A group of U.S. Senators, led by Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT), is asking that Congress not include any increases in liability minimums for commercial truck drivers in the next transportation reauthorization bill. The letter, sent to the leaders of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, asks the committee leaders to not further burden owner-operators and independent truck drivers by increasing the minimum of liability insurance from $750,000 to $2 million per truck.

Sep 22, 2020 at 08:28 AM CST

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A group of U.S. Senators, led by Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT), is asking that Congress not include any increases in liability minimums for commercial truck drivers in the next transportation reauthorization bill. The letter, sent to the leaders of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, asks the committee leaders to not further burden owner-operators and independent truck drivers by increasing the minimum of liability insurance from $750,000 to $2 million per truck.