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June 29, 2000 9:40 AM, EDT

Two annual fees that New Mexico imposes on trucking could disappear if a lawsuit filed by American Trucking Associations succeeds.

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ATA has gone to court, arguing that a $6-per-truck weight-distance tax identification fee and a $250 hazardous materials transporter fee discriminate against interstate carriers and are therefore unconstitutional.

ATA’s Litigation Center announced plans to fight the fees in November.

To challenge the fees, state law first required the trucking group to try to get a refund by filing an administrative claim against the state.

For the full story, see the June 26 print edition of Transport Topics. .