Trucking, Business Groups Form Coalition to Oppose Toll Hikes on N.Y. Thruway
Twenty-two business groups have formed a coalition to oppose the 45% toll increase for trucks proposed by the New York State Thruway Authority.
Virginia Officials Propose Single Toll Site on I-95,to Collect $12 Per Truck Going Each Way
Virginia transportation officials have recommended that their tolling plan for Interstate 95 include just one toll-collection location and that trucks pay $12 going each way.
July 2, 2012Virginia I-95 Toll Plan Would Feature One Location North of N.C.
The portion of Interstate 95 running through Virginia would have one tolling location — near the North Carolina state line — under a plan Virginia is preparing for the federal government.
N.Y. Thruway Considers Boosting Truck Tolls by 45%
The New York State Thruway Authority may raise truck tolls 45% to help refinance its debt and pay for a $1.5 billion highway improvement program.
San Francisco Bay Area Truck Tolls to Rise Again
Multi-axle vehicles including heavy-duty trucks will be paying higher tolls to cross San Francisco area bridges starting July 1, the Vallejo (Calif.) Times Herald reported.
May 14, 2012N.J. Lawmakers Want Delay on Toll Hikes
Sen. Frank Lautenberg and three fellow Democrats from the New Jersey federal congressional delegation have asked the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to delay scheduled toll increases, the Newark (N.J.) Star-Ledger reported.
April 30, 2012Editorial: Toll Justice
Tolls. To paraphrase the late Ronald Reagan, “There they go again.” The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which controls all the access from New Jersey to the nation’s largest city, has slapped trucks with higher tolls that will skyrocket 163% by 2015 to $105.
April 23, 2012Expanded Use of Tolling a Threat to Trucking, NFI’s Grabell Testifies to Senate Subcommittee
The expanding use of tolls on U.S. roads and significant toll increases are serious threats to the trucking industry and its customers, Steve Grabell, chief financial officer for National Freight Inc., told a Senate subcommittee last week.
April 23, 2012Connecticut to Consider Toll Options on I-95
Connecticut is preparing to conduct a $1.4 million study on express-lane tolls in the state’s Interstate 95 corridor, potentially without the use of tollbooths, the New Haven Register newspaper reported.
April 2, 2012Arkansas to Study Tolls for Interstate 40
The state of Arkansas will fund a study to examine the viability of tolling a portion of Interstate 40 in the state, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported.
March 23, 2012