They don’t like the fact that they’re losing tax revenue with fuel saving vehicles, so some States charge by the mile. Don’t give them any ideas of charging by the hour!
The Europeans tax tax tax...
Road tax, petrol tax, tolls, and congestion taxes in cities like London and Paris
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vignette_(road_tax)
They also.correctly charge by axle weight since wear and tear is exponentially related to axle weight. The user truck owner’s should pay for road damages otherwise its corporate welfare and conservatives should be against welfare of any form.
https://www.gao.gov/mobile/products/109954
“About 22 percent of all loaded tractor-trailers exceed State weight limits, and the percentage ranges as high as 81 percent for other types of trucks. This is significant because a five-axle, tractor-trailer loaded to the 80,000-pound Federal limit, has the same impact on an interstate highway as 9,600 automobiles. In addition, as truck axle weights increase, pavement damage increases an at even faster rate. For example, while a truck axle carrying 18,000 pounds is only 9 times heavier than a 2,000-pound automobile axle, it does 5,000 times more damage. “