THE OREGON WEIGHT-DISTANCE TAX: THEORY AND PRACTICE. ADMINISTRATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATION

This paper discusses the theory of weight-distance taxation and relates Oregon's experience of 40 years with this form of highway user fee. This experience has shown that weight-distance taxes can be efficiently administered with reasonable collection costs, that such taxes do not unduly burden motor carriers, and that such taxes do not adversely affect relations between states or impair the efficiency of our national transportation system.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Selected Committee Meeting Papers presented at the Seventy-Fourth Annual Meeting of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials in Wichita, Kansas, December 5-6, 1988.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

  444 North Capitol Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Authors:
  • Henion, L
• Conference:
  • American Assn of State Hwy & Transp Official Proc
• Publication Date: 1988

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 25-29

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Heavy vehicles; Highway user taxation; Taxation; Trip length; Trucks; Vehicle weight
• Geographic Terms: Oregon
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Motor Carriers; Vehicles and Equipment; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00494692
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 30 1990 12:00AM