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Fuel taxes set to increase in Alabama, Arkansas
Alabamaâs first fuel tax increase will take effect on Aug. 31 this year with a 6 cents-per-gallon increase. It will also increase by 2 cents on Oct. 1, 2020 and on Oct. 1, 2021. Arkansasâ 6-cent fuel tax increase will take effect Oct. 1 this year.
March 14, 2019
Overdrive Extra
Infrastructure fixes running out of gas
We canât expect tomorrowâs dwindling fossil-fuel-powered vehicles to adequately fund already under-funded highways while the e-powered elite rides free.
February 17, 2018
Overdrive Extra
Road trippinâ: Trumpâs hollow infrastructure pledge
This industry and the public at large deserve a rational plan, not smoke and mirrors, for maintaining and improving our infrastructure.
September 1, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
ELD data: Take control of yours to avoid IFTA, IRP audit fines
If youâre in the situation of many owner-operators and small fleets and looking to squeeze a little return-on-investment out of an ELD you may be forced to adopt, tread carefully with players new to the industry getting into the partial automation of IFTA/IRP data collection.
June 16, 2017
Business
Higher diesel taxes coming in California
California legislators last week passed a bill to increase the excise tax on diesel fuel by 20 cents per gallon to help fund a $52 billion infrastructure plan.
April 10, 2017
Voices
POLL: How do you handle your IFTA reporting and info recording?
Owner-operators, how do you handle your IFTA reporting and data collection â pen-and-paper or electronic records? Specialized software? Third-party filing services? Or does your leasing carrier handle it? Weigh in here.
August 9, 2016
Business
Calif. VMT tax pilot project follows Ore.âs weight-mile lead
Trucking telematics provider EROAD tapped to track heavy-duty participants in Californiaâs vehicle-miles-traveled tax pilot project, running nine months beginning in July.
March 28, 2016
Overdrive Extra
Interstate tolling: Time to give it up
Congress has dodged the obvious solution, raising fuel taxes, for years because raising taxes is unpopular. What has become popular, for many of those making federal law, is to dump this hot potato to the states.
July 2, 2015
Voices
Be heard: Engage your representatives directly
âIf you donât get involved, then as my dad and grampa would tell me, you donât have any reason to complain when things are not going the way you think they should.â âOwner-operator (retired) Mike McRae
October 8, 2014
Channel 19
Missouri ballot would tackle tolls; âNo polish requiredâ
Aug. 5 ballot measure, with enough yes votes, would essentially raise the state sales tax by three-quarters of 1 percent and devote those new collected funds exclusively to fund transportation infrastructure â and expressly prohibit tolling.
July 31, 2014
Channel 19
Throwing tomatoes at fuel-tax-hike bill
Any fuel-tax hike must come with âiron cladâ provisions on misuse of funds for purposes other than highways, readers note â meantime, the recent tax-hike billâs chances of passing?âŚ.
December 7, 2013
Business
Fuel taxes change in several states
Several states will see changes to the price of fuel at the pump as new taxes take effect July 1.
July 1, 2013
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