Potential benefits of mileage-based user fees to the freight industry and industry concerns.

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• Creators:
  Robinson, Ferrol O. ; Coyle, David D. ; McCullough, Gerard J.
• Corporate Creators:
  Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs ; University of Minnesota. Dept. of Applied Economics
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Taxes
  • Vehicle miles of travel
  • Road pricing
  • Heavy duty trucks
  • Infrastructure
  • Benefits
  • Highways
  • Trucking
• Publication/ Report Number:
  MN/RC 2012-19
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Minnesota. Dept. of Transportation. Research Services Section
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-FREIGHT-Trucking Industry ; NTL-ECONOMICS AND FINANCE-ECONOMICS AND FINANCE ; NTL-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION
• Abstract:
  The concept of funding surface transportation infrastructure through fees charged on miles driven has been ; receiving growing attention from transportation professionals and researchers in recent years. Highway funding in ; the United States has traditionally been done through user fees, most notably motor vehicle fuel taxes. However, ; there are growing concerns among some policymakers that fuel taxes no longer serve as an adequate, sustainable, ; efficient, nor equitable user fee. ; Recognizing the problems that arise when surface transportation is funded through motor fuel taxes, several ; entities, both in the United States and abroad, have conducted pilot projects or have implemented mileage-based ; fees. Several of these have been specifically designed for heavy trucks. There are two major concerns related to ; truck travel: (1) heavy trucks consume a great deal of roadway capacity due to their size, operating characteristics, ; and annual miles traveled; and (2) roadway wear and tear caused by the combination of truck mileage and heavy ; loads is significant and disproportionate to the number of trucks on the road. ; The concept of mileage-based user fees has seen increasing support from a number of groups in recent years; ; however, it faces opposition from many in the general public, and in particular from the trucking industry – which ; largely objects to this approach to funding transportation. This paper is part of a larger effort exploring the benefits ; to the freight industry of mileage-based user fees, while highlighting industry concerns over its implementation.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  (C) 89261 (WO) 204
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/26076/dot_26076_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.83 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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