Fuel taxes
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Infrastructure
House Democrats unveil $760 billion infrastructure strategy
Funding likely to remain elusive for proposal that focuses on zero-carbon initiatives.
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Insights
Commentary: When transport markets fail
Darren Prokop writes about the need for a solution to repair and improve the nation's highways and bridges. What are the options and is there…
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Trucking
Today’s Pickup: Old Dominion pledges disaster relief support to Red Cross; teen inventors
Old Dominion has made a commitment to donate up to $250,000 to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief fund.
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News
Today’s pickup: Fuel tax fades into sunset; Walmart stores as competitive weapon
A credits markets reporter writes about the waning value of the motor fuels tax screen. A logistics company starts-up in Myanmar. And the supposedly available…
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News
Democrats – Trump all-in on $2 trillion for infrastructure
No signs yet on agreement on how to pay for it.
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News
Today’s Pickup: Electric vehicle adoption could increase fuel tax burden on gasoline vehicle users
Increased electric vehicle adoption could lead to higher fuel taxes; drone deliveries could be a nuisance to neighborhoods; EU believes that the U.K. might vote…
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News
French government backs down – suspends added fuel taxes for six months
After about two weeks of rioting on the streets of Paris, the French people have gotten their government to agree to their demands of rolling…
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News
Sky-high fuel prices and its aftermath – riots breakout in Paris
Protests over rise in fuel taxes have turned violent in Paris, leaving two dead and 600 injured.
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Driver issues
Technology is proving viability of mileage-based user fee systems
A mileage-based user fee pilot program using Azuga technology is helping to prove the viability of mileage-based vehicle taxes.
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Economics
A fuel tax increase is a direct tax increase on the American independent trucker
Fuel taxes disproportinately hurt independent truckers because they are not able to recoup fuel-expenses.
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