Late last week, members should have received a notice from Mohave Insurance which included an attached letter from ICSA. We also sent it to ICSA members earlier this week to be certain that all members are in the loop on important changes coming to ICSA in January for Platinum-level Members who are insured through ICSA’s Risk Purchase Group as well as those who have cameras purchased through ICSA.
First, the method by which Platinum-level members receive and pay for in-cab camera service will change. Members who purchased SmartDrive cameras through ICSA signed a contract to pay the ongoing monthly cost of the monitoring service charged by our vendor partner, Solera/SmartDrive. These members have been paying their monthly camera subscriptions as part of their monthly insurance premium. Effective January 1, 2024, members’ camera subscriptions will be billed by ICSA separately each month to each member. The monthly amount to be invoiced is $30 per month per active camera to cover the costs incurred by ICSA to provide the service to its members.
Secondly, the monthly ICSA invoice will also include a Telematics Surcharge to support key enhancements to the safety assistance our members receive from ICSA. Earlier this year, ICSA’s board of directors approved a program to require each member to provide access to data from the member’s ELD provider automatically. This data will be used to match drivers to trucks for better ongoing safety monitoring and consulting as well as to enable ICSA and insurers or prospective insurers to provide improved insurance coverage and pricing options for members. You will soon be receiving information about how to provide ICSA with access to that data. Associated with this program, there will be an additional $30 per power unit telematics service fee on the monthly invoice.
Every year, TAT (formerly called Truckers Against Trafficking) honors a member of the trucking, bus or energy industry, whose direct actions help save or improve the lives of those exploited or prevent human trafficking from taking place, with the Harriet Tubman Award
Bob Costello has indicated that the freight market has improved – but very slowly – since January. It must be said that ATA’s indices are dominated by contract freight as opposed to spot rates.
Now, however, with Republican control of both houses of Congress and the White House (and, some say, the Supreme Court) I am optimistic that trucking will get a fairer shake than it has during Biden’s term in office.