The Missouri state senate this week rejected a proposal that would have raised diesel fuel taxes and trucking fees.
The trucking provisions were amendments proposed to a transportation bill by Sen. Ken Jacob of Columbia, who raised trucking's ire recently by threatening to throw bottles at truckers. (See " Anti-Trucker Comment Draws Angry Response", 2/15/2002.)
Jacob's amendments would have raised the diesel tax 3 cents, from 17 to 20 cents. They also would have hiked commercial truck registration fees by 30 percent and the cost of getting a CDL from $40 to $60.
Opponents worried that the bill could drive some trucking companies out of the state. Sen. David Klindt of Bethany, one of the opponents, said, "It's something that really breaks the back of our truckers if we impose these kind of restrictions and fees."
Another Jacob proposal, to lower the speed limit for heavy trucks to 65 mph on rural interstates and freeways, was ruled out of order for going beyond the scope of the bill.
The trucking provisions were amendments proposed to a transportation bill by Sen. Ken Jacob of Columbia, who raised trucking's ire recently by threatening to throw bottles at truckers. (See " Anti-Trucker Comment Draws Angry Response", 2/15/2002.)
Jacob's amendments would have raised the diesel tax 3 cents, from 17 to 20 cents. They also would have hiked commercial truck registration fees by 30 percent and the cost of getting a CDL from $40 to $60.
Opponents worried that the bill could drive some trucking companies out of the state. Sen. David Klindt of Bethany, one of the opponents, said, "It's something that really breaks the back of our truckers if we impose these kind of restrictions and fees."
Another Jacob proposal, to lower the speed limit for heavy trucks to 65 mph on rural interstates and freeways, was ruled out of order for going beyond the scope of the bill.
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