Transportation & Infrastructure

PABC supports efforts to lower costly insurance premiums associated with the trucking industry in our state.  As PABC member organizations determine measures which could be used to decrease insurance costs, PABC will work in a collaborative effort to support such measures.    Efforts to attract commercial truck drivers, including potential changes in driver requirements such as age, within South Carolina to offset the current shortage that exists will also be supported.

PABC is in support of efforts to secure both state and federal funding for South Carolina’s highway and bridge infrastructure and will continue to monitor the progress of the infrastructure funding bill approved in 2017. Despite progress, PABC is concerned with the state of all road systems in SC including our rural roads where commodities and products are transported. Load restricted bridges are a concern as these are adding cost to transportation of commodities throughout the state and repair of these bridges should remain a priority.

PABC will continue to support the increase of trucking weight limits for agriculture and forestry which compares favorably with the surrounding southeastern states.  An annual permitting process regarding commercial vehicle weight limits has proven beneficial, and PABC supports proposed improvements to the weight limits permitting process that would benefit agriculture and forestry.