Judge rules RI truck tolling system must end within 48 hours
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Rhode Island's truck tolling system must end within 48 hours, saying the program to fund
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Rhode Island's truck tolling system must end within 48 hours, saying the program to fund
A judge ruled that it discriminates against out-of-state truckers and is unconstitutional.
The decision, which ruled Rhode Island's truck-only tolls unconstitutional, has been hailed as a big victory for trucking and drivers, with trucking associations blasting the tolls as exploitive and unjust.
A federal judge ruled that Rhode Island's truck tolling system that took effect in 2018 to fund repairs to the state's crumbling bridges is unconstitutional.
/PRNewswire/ -- Today, the American Trucking Associations hailed a decision by the U.S. District Court ruling Rhode Island's predatory truck-only tolling plan...