Ep017 | Trucking Overpays Taxes in Oregon – SUES the State!

Today we are going to talk about trucking companies OVERPAYING TAXES in OREGON, my home state, and the industry is finally standing up and suing the state! That’s tight, the Oregon Trucking Association and some of their members, are in a lawsuit against the state of Oregon because the trucking industry is overpaying taxes by over 30%, the state knows about the problem, there are no plans to fix this, AND taxes are INCREASING in 2024! Talk about unfair! I am excited to have Jana Jarvis, President of the Oregon Trucking Association now for 9 years, here to help us walk through what this lawsuit means and how it could change trucking taxes in the State. 00:00 – Intro 02:07 – How did trucking get in this mess? 05:50 – Where does weight-mileage taxes go? 07:01 – ODOTs cost have increased a lot 08:20 – CNS helps with fuel and mileage tax management 10:09 – What is unfair about vehicle taxes today? 13:47 – Truckers overpaying taxes by 32%! 15:24 – Has Oregon tried fixing unfair taxes? 17:06 – Lawsuit wants three things 19:05 – Oregon 2025 Transportation bill coming? 20:16 – How do we fix ODOT road money problems? 26:50 –OTA membership and how they need help from you 29:08 – Outro