I thought most states already charge trucks by weight.
Not nearly enough to cover the thousands of times higher damages they do on our roads. They should pay thousands of times higher then. Here is the list by state. Texas only charges registration and it’s less than a grand for a semi. The state diesel tax don’t even come close to covering the damages from an individual truck from that trucks portion of the diesel tax. A class 8 articulated lorry gets 8 mpg of diesel while a class 2 pick-up gets 25 mpg or more and does thousands of times less wear and tear. 8 vs 25 and the tax per gallon is the same. It’s easy to see how the citizenry is subsidizing the class 8 trucks damages and repairs which is a form of corporate welfare and conservatives should oppose that in every form. We should be a pay as you go state. Use roads pay to use them directly via miles driven and axle weight calculations for the real damage rates in mm per year wear rates which have been scientifically proven time and time again. Remove the gas and diesel taxes at the state level and charge everyone for how much they actually use the asset, based on science and how much actual wear that use is causing. Then also divide up equally new builds via bonds and then charge by the mile to use those roads by the people using them, and the wear they put in them. That way Houston drivers pay for Houston roads and Dallas for Dallas. End the welfare of road use and subsidizing roads for cities they don’t live in. Here again conservatives should be on board for personal responsibility and direct use payments with no welfare for any user or group of.user’s. Pat for what and how much you use it’s that simple.