truck-only tolling

Court decision opens the door for reimplementing Rhode Island truck tax, but with some provisions blocked

Rhode Island’s truck tolling system, which has been on the shelf following a lower court ruling in 2022, has new life following a Court of Appeals decision handed down Friday.

The decision by the First Circuit Court of Appeals is a blow to the American Trucking Associations, which has led the legal fight against the tolling plan known as RhodeWorks, does not give a full green light to all the provisions of the Rhode Island law. In that sense, the decision is a partial victory for the ATA. 

In the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/court-decision-opens-the-door-for-reimplementing-rhode-island-truck-tax-but-with-some-provisions-blocked

Study: Owner-operators willing to pay truck-only tolls in Southern California

Truck-only toll lanes are not popular within the trucking industry as a way to pay for highway infrastructure. In fact, the American Trucking Associations (ATA) has made battling truck-only tolls a key priority on its 2021 political agenda.

But a recently released study by researchers at California State University Long Beach breaks new ground on the subject from the point of view of owner-operators. Its conclusion: Owner-operators who dray containers to and from the ports of Los Angeles and...

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The Daily Dash: Election concerns, tolls and under-21 drivers

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The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, with the Nov. 3 election quickly approaching, the trucking industry has a lot at stake, including whether the nation’s crumbling infrastructure can be improved. Plus, ATA President and CEO Chris Spear says the group must win its legal battle against Rhode Island over truck-only tolls, and the FMCSA’s under-21 military truck driver pilot program is struggling to find participants.

Election to shape...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-daily-dash-election-concerns-tolls-and-under-21-drivers