fuel tax News Updates

GovernmentBusiness

I-95 Corridor Coalition, Delaware DOT to Pilot Mileage-Based User Fee

The I-95 Corridor Coalition and the Delaware Department of Transportation announced May 1 that they are leading a pilot study to examine the feasibility of a mileage-based user fee, or MBUF.

May 4, 2018
Government

Rep. Bill Shuster Not Ruling Out Fuel-Tax Increase

WASHINGTON — The top Republican transportation policymaker in the House of Representatives did not rule out raising the federal fuel tax to fund infrastructure projects, giving momentum to a view recently shared by President Donald Trump and endorsed by much of the freight industry.

February 28, 2018
GovernmentSafety

Top Transportation Authorizers Headline Feb. 28 AASHTO Briefing

Two weeks after a meeting with President Donald Trump, in which he is said to have endorsed an increase in fuel taxes, the leaders of the transportation policy committees will address the American Association of State Highway and Transportation officials on Feb. 28.

February 27, 2018
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Lawmakers Say Trump Supports 25-Cent Fuel Tax Increase to Fund Infrastructure

President Donald Trump told lawmakers he would support a 25-cent-per-gallon increase in federal gasoline and diesel taxes to help pay for upgrading American roads, bridges and other public works, Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware said Feb. 14.

February 14, 2018
Government

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Calls for No More Toll Roads

Texas will not be setting up more toll roads, despite plans recently unveiled by the state’s Department of Transportation to build toll lanes on Interstate 35 East, Gov. Greg Abbott said.

November 21, 2017
GovernmentFuelTCA

California Truckers to Pay 20¢ More a Gallon for Diesel Starting Nov. 1

Beginning Nov. 1, drivers across California can expect to pay an extra 12 cents per gallon for gasoline at the pump, and an extra 20 cents per gallon for diesel.

October 31, 2017
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Trump’s Economic Adviser Floats Idea of Gas Tax Hike for Infrastructure

President Donald Trump’s chief economic adviser raised the possibility of increasing the federal gasoline tax next year to help pay for the administration’s $1 trillion infrastructure plan, U.S. Representative Tom Reed said.

October 25, 2017
GovernmentBusiness

Survey Finds Growing Public Support for Gas Tax, Trucking Industry

ORLANDO, Fla. — A new survey sponsored by American Trucking Associations shows widening public support for an increase in the gas tax.

October 24, 2017
GovernmentLogisticsTCA

With California’s New Gas Tax Approved, Caltrans Is on a Hiring Spree as Construction Work Ramps Up

Vallejo native Chris Haynes had just finished high school when he signed up to work for the California Conservation Corps, a job that took him down back roads across the state. But wherever he went, he saw Caltrans workers too.

August 18, 2017
GovernmentFuelTCA

Oklahoma Fuel Taxes Among Lowest in the Nation

While gasoline prices are hovering around $2 per gallon in Oklahoma, that’s not the direct cost of the fuel. State and federal taxes tally up to 35.4 cents of total gasoline cost per gallon.

August 11, 2017