High Court Hears Michigan Truck-Fee Case

ASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments last week over the legality of the fees Michigan charges truckers who deliver goods within the state’s borders.

In two companion cases, American Trucking Associations and Mid-Con Freight Systems challenged separate portions of the Michigan fees before the nation’s highest court, in appeals of lower state court rulings that favored the state.

Robert Digges, ATA’s deputy general counsel, told the court April 27 that a $100 flat fee Michigan charges interstate carriers making point-to-point deliveries within the state “discourages” those carriers from coming into the state and was unconstitutional.

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