When you look at your bottom line, there are always moments of “did we really spend that much?” If you’ve had this reaction to toll charges at your trucking fleet, there may be a few things you can do to keep costs down.
The American Transportation Research Institute reports that toll revenues have risen 72.54% over 10 years, with $14.7 billion in revenue collected in 2018 alone.
Connecticut governor Ned Lamont said he believes the truck-only toll plan could bring as much as $180 million into the state's coffers annually.
Mark Doughty has been appointed president and CEO of PrePass, effective Jan. 1, 2020, following the retirement of Karen Rasmussen.
The petition is a flinty New England move, propelled by the state’s contention that the truck tolls are a tax, not a user fee. That argument hinges on interpretation of the Tax Injunction Act, which bars federal courts from blocking state taxes.
Over the past year, PrePass Safety Alliance's board of directors has approved 47 new bypassing sites in Illinois, Michigan, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Jersey, Ohio, Texas, and Wisconsin.
Bestpass hired Michael Sebast as vice president of engineering, a position that has a direct impact on fleets, helping expand coverage through direct integrations with tolling authorities.
The Thousand Islands Bridge Authority, which manages a bridge on the New York state and Canada border, has updated its toll payment platform to facilitate a more seamless two-way exchange of tolling and financial data.
New York's elected leaders have approved a state budget that enables new tolls on vehicles entering midtown Manhattan that's designed to reduce traffic and increase vehicle speeds, as well as fund long-needed improvements to New York City's network of subway and train lines.
Bestpass has expanded coverage of its toll management solution to South Carolina for the commercial fleets that use it, the Albany, N.Y.-based company announced.