A task force investigating Idaho road funding unanimously accepted a report that concluded heavy trucks aren’t paying their share of wear & tear.
The Spokesman-Review reported Tuesday the task force, organized by Governor Butch Otter, still has misgivings about the report – because they don’t want to blame trucks for causing damage to Idaho’s roads.
The study, released by Richland, Wash.-based Battelle in July, concludes cars are overpaying by 8%, while heavy trucks underpay by 14%, according to one scenario.
State Rep. Marv Hagedorn says trucks are important, especially for northern Idaho logging towns.
He says fees that burden trucking firms could spell economic ruin for those communities.
Idaho Transportation Board Chairman Darrell Manning says the study will be just one tool in developing new road funding proposals. (AP)
