Legislative Outreach
MTA advocates for fundamental trucking legislation such as taxes, labor and tolling while strategically supporting related issues proposed by other associations and agencies:
- MTA joins fight to urge Congress to avoid rail strike
- Trade groups, including MTA, ask California Governor Newsom to delay enforcement of AB 5
- MTA signs letter urging support for TSA Threat Assessment Enrollment Bill
- MTA joins American Trucking Association in vaccine mandate appeal to Supreme Court
- MTA joins Michigan Agri-Business Association with letter opposing mandatory vaccinations for truck drivers
- MTA opposes financing infrastructure through tolling existing interstates as part of The Alliance for Toll-Free Interstates
- MTA opposition letter to vehicle miles traveled (VMT) tax
Call on Washington
September 19-21, 2023
Washington, D.C.
MTA members are invited to participate in American Trucking Associations’ Call on Washington. MTA’s delegation, led by MTA’s President, attends pre-set appointments in Washington, D.C. with Michigan senators and state representatives, key congressional staff, federal regulators and fellow industry leaders to discuss those issues vital to the state’s trucking industry.
Michigan Truck PAC
This political action committee is the sole medium through which the Association can participate financially in election campaigns. Your personal support of PAC is crucial to the financial well-being of the trucking industry—especially when discussing weight, tax and registration fee legislation.