The National Limousine Association will allow new members to sign up for free "in direct response to the devastating effects COVID-19 has had on the chauffeured car industry."

NLA announced Wednesday that it is waiving fees for all non-members through June. Association President Robert Alexander noted the pandemic has hit the private ground transportation industry hard, which has seen at least a 90% drop in revenue.

"It is the NLA's mission and duty to advocate for the industry as a whole and it is vital that we champion the thousands of small business owners worldwide," Alexander said. "We are all in this fight. Through uniting peers and sharing our collective resources, we will band together to secure government aid, mitigate the financial devastation from the novel coronavirus and get our great industry back on its feet."

NLA noted it had teamed up with other ground transportation and travel industry associations to request $12 billion in federal aid for their business sectors.

Other associations have taken steps to make it easier for organizations and individuals to join up or retain their memberships amid the financial difficulties caused by the pandemic. ASAE announced in March it would extend the memberships of all its members for an additional three months at no cost.

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