Assessment of IRP truck licensing for Ohio counties.

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• Creators:
  Martin, Andrew ; Gibson, Bryan ; Walton, Jennifer ; Bell, Mark
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Kentucky Transportation Center
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Commercial Vehicles Counties Licensing Registration Revenues Taxes Trucks
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/OH-2015/26
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Ohio
• Corporate Publisher:
  Ohio. Department of Transportation. Office of Statewide Planning and Research
• Abstract:
  Ohio officials are concerned with the disconnect causing an IRP revenue shortfall. County governments and taxing districts are
  
  not given enough IRP revenue to correct the amount of pavement damage caused by commercial vehicles on local roads.
  
  Researchers determined the disconnect stems from a combination of Ohio’s IRP distribution process and the growing
  
  phenomenon of “jurisdiction shopping”, which is where companies register trucks in an IRP jurisdiction that is not the vehicle’s
  
  primary domicile location. Doing this saves the company money on non-IRP taxes and fees. Although IRP fees are still
  
  apportioned based on miles traveled, the money is distributed to counties and taxing districts differently than if the vehicle was
  
  registered in Ohio. Currently, there are more than 20,000 vehicles belonging to a company with a primary address in Ohio, but
  
  registered in another jurisdiction. The result is significant revenue impacts on Ohio counties, municipalities, and townships. In
  
  2015, we predict the direct and indirect impacts will be $10.13 million for counties, $2.89 million for municipalities, and $684,997
  
  for townships. The cumulative effect for all counties and taxing districts is as much as $13.7 million, although the true impact is
  
  potentially higher when additional factors are taken into account.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  SJN 134988
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
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