don't trucker pay far higher highway/maintenance tax compared to normal people using the roads.
that is atleasy my understanding of how a lot of a highway development gets funded, bussiness pay a lot more highway/road tax.
that is atleasy my understanding of how a lot of a highway development gets funded, bussiness pay a lot more highway/road tax.
Also important to give truckers a quality alternative route to avoid the more sensitive parts of town. Lots of solutions available if town council wants to explore.
They take the money out at the fuel pump, figure out how much you owe for each mile driven in each state, divvy up what was paid and return any over payment to the owner of the truck.
I’m currently sitting in California and they add $0.727/gallon to pay for the “free” roads for example.
How could they, something like fuel tax was last raised in 1993.
So yes, trucks do pay more in taxes, but that doesn't help the "roads are free" or the "you didn't pay for that" mantra.
Overall looking at all taxes and fees vs costs, semi trucks get a major discount vs the costs they add to the US highway system. They cause a lot of damage and take up a lot of space both from being heavy and driving a lot more miles while being relatively fuel efficient to their weight. This means not only do bridges etc need to be over engineered vs cars but they also need to be repaired more often.
States are in a bind because if they raise fuel taxes truckers will largely fill up in another state. The constitution limits what they can do about interstate commerce. Meanwhile cars are paying annual registration and property taxes on top of fuel taxes while generally being driven vastly less.