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Virginia legislators back off of I-81 tolls – for now

The Virginia House and Senate each submitted substitute bills to replace the bills introduced on Jan. 15. The new bills make no mention of tolling to fund improvements to the interstate, but a committee established by the bills could still choose tolling as the best way to generate funds.

February 4, 2019

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Virginia’s I-81 toll legislation introduced, trucking groups threaten litigation

Identical bills were introduced in the Virginia House and Senate that would establish tolls on I-81. Truckers would pay a maximum of $55.25 to cross the state in one direction, while car drivers would only be charged two-thirds that amount. Car drivers could reduce tolls by purchasing an annual pass.

January 24, 2019

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Bestpass passes 500,000-unit mark for toll service

The transponder-based single-source toll-management company, now with 78 employees, processes more than 238,000 toll transactions per day for nearly 6,000 customers in the United States and Canada.

January 15, 2019

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OOIDA sues Indiana hoping to derail truck tolling plan

OOIDA is seeking to overturn the toll increases and for refunds of tolls paid since the October increase went into effect.

January 14, 2019

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Virginia governor announces plan to toll I-81

The I-81 Corridor Improvement Plan submitted to the General Assembly in December by the Commonwealth Transportation Board noted that tolls on heavy commercial vehicles would not exceed 17 cents-per-mile.

January 9, 2019

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Rhode Island begins work on next 10 truck toll locations

Though still facing litigation from ATA and the state’s trucking association, Rhode Island is set to proceed with the construction of 10 more trucks-only toll gantries, scheduled to be completed by May 2020.

January 3, 2019

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Trucking groups plan to fight Connecticut governor-elect’s trucks tolling plan

Democrat Ned Lamont, who was elected as the state’s next governor last week, said during his campaign he intends to propose trucks-only tolls in the state to curb what is projected to be a multi-billion-dollar budget deficit by 2021. However, the state’s trucking association, with backing from the American Trucking Associations, says it intends to fight any trucks-only tolls.

November 14, 2018

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Virginia infrastructure plan could include tolls on I-81

The draft plan includes tolling both passenger cars and commercial trucks in “time of day” tolling that would charge higher rates at peak travel times and lower rates overnight. The study calls for charging commercial trucks 17 cents per mile, which would be $55.25 to cross the entire state across I-81.

October 24, 2018

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OOIDA decries Indiana’s trucks-only toll increase

The toll, set to take effect Oct. 5, will increase tolls by 35 percent for Class 3 and above trucks using the Indiana Toll Road. More information here.

September 24, 2018

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Indiana governor announces 35 percent toll increase for trucks

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb announced that a 35% toll increase would become effective starting Oct 5, 2018 for Class 3 trucks and above. Learn more on Overdrive.

September 6, 2018

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First of Rhode Island’s trucks-only tolls collect more than predicted

Rhode Island DOT says 188,815 trucks were tolled in the first month of the first two tolls’ and gained more than the state’s financial studies had estimated.

July 19, 2018

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Bestpass transponder network passes 430,000 mark

Bestpass, which provides single-source payment/streamlined toll management services to fleets, has been growing significantly in the last two years, adding more than 100,000 deployed toll (and weigh-station-bypass-capable) transponders in each year.

June 28, 2018