| Title | Effects of Current State Licensing, Permit and Fee Requirements on Motor Trucks Involved in Interstate Commerce |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 57488 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Hutchinson, B. M.; Sanders, B. A.; Glauz, W. D. |
| Corporate Creator | United States. Federal Highway Administration; Midwest Research Institute (Kansas City, Mo.) |
| Publisher | United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research and Development |
| Publication Date | 19750401 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | The objective of this research study was to obtain data needed to reach rational decisions regarding currently nonuniform state licensing and permit requirements on commercial interstate truckers as well as taxes and fees associated with those requirements. To obtain these data, over 750 truck drivers were interviewed at 10 locations across the country to determine the extent to which current license, permit, tax, and fee requirements pose a trucking industry problem. Eleven motor carriers were interviewed and studied in depth to gain cost and operations data and to evaluate their attitudes toward four specific alternatives to the current system. Additionally, several officials from each of nine states were personally interviewed to assess costs to the states and the attitudes of those officials toward the four alternatives. A number of subjects were addressed including: (1) registration, fuel, and third structure tax requirements; (2) utilities commission requirements; (3) industry procedures and activities for compliance including obtaining permits, record keeping, re- port filing, and enforcement activities; (4) out-of-pocket costs of trucker compliance including taxes, permit costs and bond expenses; (5) differences in costs among small, medium and large fleets of trucks; (6) differences in costs among private, exempt and regulated carriers; (7) apportionment, prorating and reciprocity; and (8) the effect of a federally administered system of taxes. |
| Rosap ID | dot:37665 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/37665 |
| TRT Terms | Commercial transportation; Commercial vehicles; Common carriers; Fuel consumption; Interstate commerce; Laws; Motor vehicle licensing; Operating costs; State government; Taxes; Truck drivers; Trucking |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/57000/57400/57488/effectsofcurrent00midw.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |