Tag: vehicle miles traveled

Voices

Half of readers object to a miles-traveled tax as fuel-tax replacement

Part of the picture complicating the very notion of replacing the fuel tax is the slow but steady overlay of toll roads on top of the current system, which so many view as tantamount to double taxation. About a third of readers, however, voiced some support for an equitable miles-traveled system.

May 9, 2019

Voices

POLL: Would a standardized miles-traveled tax for highway funds be a good fuels-tax replacement?

With some state jurisdictions currently testing the idea of a miles-traveled tax in place of a fuel tax for road repair and expansion funds, how do you feel about the potential fuel-tax replacement being eyed as electric and hybrid vehicles become more prominent?

April 29, 2019

Business

DOT: 3.2 trillion miles driven in 2016 on U.S. roadways

FHWA estimates that of the 3.2 trillion miles traveled in 2016, 2.2 trillion of the miles were in urban areas, while 984.2 billion were in rural areas.

February 22, 2017

Business

Prompt updates to fleet data can help scores

Use the MCS-150 form to update annual vehicle-miles-traveled and total power unit data for your fleet, measurements you have control over and which figure in Unsafe Driving and Crash Indicator BASIC measures.

March 18, 2013

Channel 19

Manage MCS-150 data for CSA scoring

It’s important for those with carrier authority to keep tabs on their annual self-reported vehicle-miles-traveled and power-unit information for CSA scoring purposes.

January 3, 2013