Douglas County, ORE– The Oregon Trucking Association and three member trucking companies filed suit yesterday alleging truckers have been disproportionately and grossly overcharged for road use under the state’s weight-mile tax.
The truckers brought the lawsuit against Gov. Tina Kotek, Senate President Rob Wagner, and House Speaker Dan Rayfield in their official capacities and against the state of Oregon.
The Oregon Department of Transportation says that ODOT has estimated that according to the 2023-2025 Highway Cost Allocation Study, heavy vehicles will overpay by approximately $193 million per year or an overpayment of more than $528,000 every single day.
The constitution calls on the Legislature to ensure that all vehicles pay their fair share by adjusting the rates they pay, and while lawmakers acknowledge the current inequity, they have failed to fix it.