The Interstates...
an overview. Some will know that Eisenhower was in large part responsible for the building of our current interstate system. The overall goal was to span the east to the west with roadways that would ...
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artguys wrote:They are taxed much higher than that!!! While it varies by states they operate in, for a typical 80,000 pound GVW tractor-trailer combination truck the federal highway taxes average $8,959 per year.
smkettner...every truck/tractor in the US is taxed and has been for many years a special Highway Use tax called a IRS 2290, in the amount of $550.00 annually for that exact reason. There is no industry more taxed per earning ability than the trucking industry and those taxes derived from such go into the general fund...not a area that supports road building or maintenance...Please!
