President Biden has called for a three-month federal fuel tax holiday to help alleviate the pain of record gasoline and diesel fuel prices. But it faces and uphill battle in Congress, and critics say it could even backfire.
June 22, 2022
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association submitted a letter to lawmakers calling truck-only taxes, like one suggested by Sen. John Cornyn, discriminatory.
May 20, 2021
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg spoke about the Federal Highway Trust Fund and climate change during his keynote address at the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ Washington Briefing.
February 26, 2021
Tractor-trailers would be taxed based on the trucks weight and the miles traveled within Connecticut, if the state governor gets his way.
February 16, 2021
Pete Buttigieg faced a mostly friendly Senate in his confirmation hearing for secretary of transportation Jan. 21, emphasizing a commitment to both safety and infrastructure improvement.
January 22, 2021
House Democratic leaders unveiled the outlines of a $760 billion, five-year infrastructure package that includes an ambitious climate agenda.
January 29, 2020
A congressionally mandated report finds the future of the Interstate Highway System so at risk that it recommends that drastic action should be taken over a period of years-- including hiking federal fuel taxes and allowing tolling and per-mile-charges on more interstate routes.
December 6, 2018
It’s a bumpy ride in the city – and getting bumpier, according to a new report on the deteriorating state of America’s urban roads.
October 22, 2018
The state of California commissioned a report by CalTrans to look into the viability of a mileage-based tax on all vehicles to eventually replace the tax on fossil fuels.
December 11, 2017
Eroad has been selected to take part in the first multi-state truck pilot to explore the feasibility of instituting a Mileage-Based User Fee along I-95, the East Coast's main north-south Interstate highway.
November 21, 2017
It will take nothing less than an increase in the federal tax on motor fuels if President Trump’s vision for a trillion-dollar investment in the nation’s infrastructure is ever to be realized. That’s the stark conclusion of a new report just issued by the American Transportation Research Institute.
November 8, 2017
Published reports indicate that the Trump administration may be willing to push for a hike in the fuel tax to help pay for the president's promised $1 trillion in infrastructure investments.
October 26, 2017
California's Legislature has voted to extend the state's cap-and-trade program through 2030, which could result in an increase to the gasoline tax and would codify the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) into law.
July 18, 2017
A comment by President Trump in an interview has led to widespread reporting that the president would consider raising fuel taxes to help pay for infrastructure. His press secretary later emphasized that the comments did not indicate support for such a strategy.
May 1, 2017
A bill to raise fuel taxes that could bring in $5.2 billion a year has advanced through the California legislature and needs only to be signed by Gov. Jerry Brown before going into effect.
April 7, 2017
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