OOIDA: Stop Double Fuel Taxation

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The fuel use taxes collected on toll roads in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and New York amount to illegal double taxation of truckers, according to the Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association. The group has filed four class action lawsuits to stop the practice and get truckers their money back.

The owner operator and truck driver associations say the fuel taxes have cost the industry hundreds of millions of dollars in double taxation. It contends that fuel taxes on roads that already make enough money for their maintenance from other highway user fees are unfair and unconstitutional.

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