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Will this be the year a Missouri gas tax increase proposal passes?
In this final week of the Missouri Legislature’s regular session, a proposed gas tax hike is expected to jump into the driver’s seat.
The House of Representatives is planning to work on a bill that would gradually raise the user fee by 12.5 total cents over five years. Senate President Dave Schatz, R-Sullivan, is proposing the legislation that includes a rebate option for most drivers who do not want to pay for the amount of the increase.
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Another provision would increase annual fees on electric vehicles by 20% per year over a five-year period. The plan would also create a task force to study the impact electric vehicles have on the state’s transportation funding.
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This week, we re looking at what insurance for autonomous trucks might look like and how truck manufacturers are booking additional revenue by selling chargers and hand-holding advice with electric trucks.
Insuring The Drive, Not The Driver
Autonomous trucking software developer TuSimple and Liberty Mutual insurance are working together to figure out how to insure a truck without a distracted, drowsy or otherwise human driver behind the wheel.
Truly driverless trucks are several years away, though TuSimple plans a fourth-quarter pilot on Arizona highways.
David Blessing, Liberty Mutual s chief underwriting officer for new mobility, says working with TuSimple, which operates 50 Level 4 highly autonomous trucks in three Southwestern states all with safety drivers will help develop custom insurance underwriting for early adopters and fleets that add autonomous trucks later.
Feeding America West Michigan struggling to find enough truck drivers to distribute food
Updated May 05, 2021;
Posted May 05, 2021
Feeding America West Michigan staff and volunteers prepare a mobile food pantry location to assist individuals and families in need. (Courtesy photo | Feeding America West Michigan)
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COMSTOCK PARK, MI – Feeding America West Michigan is struggling to find enough truck drivers to keep up with a busy food distribution schedule.
The food bank is looking to hire three additional drivers to help with ongoing levels of increased need due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Without truck drivers we can’t pick up the food we need to pick up and bring the food where it needs to go,” said Molly Kooi, communication manager with Feeding America West Michigan.
I can drive for miles and miles … can states tax me on it?
States look at miles traveled formulas to counter revenue decline from motor fuels taxes
2 621 6 minutes read We could be taxed for miles and miles and miles . (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)
On March 13, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced that the state would phase out its motor fuels tax, making it the first state to propose eliminating the historic levy that has been the primary source of transportation funding. Wolf, a Democrat, said the tax could no longer be relied upon to replenish Pennsylvania’s coffers amid radical changes in freight and passenger mobility.