Membership Types

TIDA's membership year runs from January 1 to December 31. There is a 60-day grace period for renewals before a membership is deactivated or considered lapsed. Lapsed membership require payment of back dues. Members who have been lapsed for at least three years must reapply for membership. TIDA new member applicants applying within the months of July – October you will be subject to prorated dues.

All new member applications are thoroughly reviewed by the TIDA Membership Compliance Committee. This process may take at least 5-10 business days, so plan accordingly if trying to register for an upcoming event as a member.

Click here to apply for a TIDA Membership

Attorney Membership

Attorney membership is open to attorneys with a major portion of their current and active practice dedicated to trucking defense work. Attorney membership is also open to attorneys who dedicate a major portion of their current and active private practice to the defense of trucking workers’ compensation matters, and such attorneys will be designated by TIDA as workers’ compensation attorneys.

A letter of recommendation from a current TIDA member in good standing must be uploaded with the application. You must also upload three reference forms complete with reference responses before you can submit your membership application. References are any individual employed by trucking or truck insurance companies for which you are currently handling cases in trucking defense work within the past year. If your application is not complete with a letter of recommendation and responses from all three of your references, there will be a significant delay in processing your membership application. IMPORTANT: It is recommended that your references forms be from a different companies. Do NOT use references from the same company.

Membership fee: $525.00.
During the prorated period (July - October) the membership fee is $787.50 and does not expire until December 31 of the following year. 

Industry Individual Membership

Industry individual membership is open to employees of a motor carrier, a third-party logistics company (3PL), an insurance company or a third-party administrator (TPA). Industry membership shall only be open to all persons regularly involved in claims management, risk management or other aspects of defending claims against the trucking industry.

Membership fee: $195.00.
During the prorated period (July - October) the membership fee is $292.50 and does not expire until December 31 of the following year.

Corporate Industry Membership

Corporate industry membership is available to a company or organization whose members all meet the criteria for individual industry membership as set forth above. An individual at a company or organization that does not meet the criteria for individual industry membership may not be included in the company industry membership, but shall instead be a vendor member.

Membership fee: based on how many contacts you will have linked under your corporate membership. See below for the tiers.
During the prorated period (July - October) the membership fee is increased to cover 1.5 years and does not expire until December 31 of the following year.

Vendor Membership

Vendor membership is open to any person employed by a vendor/consultant business that dedicates a substantial portion of its business to the provision of professional services to support the trucking industry. 

Applicants whose firm or themselves who “may” testify or perform expert duties against a trucking company are not eligible for membership.

Membership fee: $525.00.
During the prorated period (July - October) the membership fee is $787.50 and does not expire until December 31 of the following year.

Legal Assistant/Paralegal Membership

To become a TIDA member as a legal assistant/paralegal, you must be employed by an existing TIDA attorney member. Please have the TIDA member in your firm/company sign the application where indicated.

Membership fee: $145.00.
During the prorated period (July - October) the membership fee is $217.50 and does not expire until December 31 of the following year. 

Association Membership

An association membership is a non-voting membership available to trucking and defense associations and organizations that defend similar claims as trucking companies, and do not qualify for any of the above membership types. These organizations must share similar interests in trucking defense.

Annual dues for an association membership include up to 5 individuals.To qualify for an association membership, the association and all the individuals must not qualify for any of the other membership types.

Membership fee: $450.00 for up to 5 individuals.
Additional members over 5: $90.00 each
During the prorated period (July - October) the membership fee is $675.00 ($135.00 for any over 5) and does not expire until December 31 of the following year.

Would you like to be added to your company's corporate membership?

Does your company already have a corporate membership? Click here to be added as an additional contact under your company.
Note: Please be advised that the review process for new company contacts may take 6-7 business days and is subject to your company's current membership subscription.

Are you an active member who has recently changed companies?

If you're an active TIDA Member who has recently changed companies and would like your profile information updated you will need to fill out a company change form. Click here to submit your form.

Note: Please be advised that the review process for company changes may take up to 7 business days.