EROAD is taking part in the 2020-2021 multi-state mileage-based user fee (MBUF) truck pilot being conducted by the Eastern Transportation Coalition in the United States.
Formerly known as the I-95 Corridor Coalition, EROAD was previously selected to participate in the first multi-state MBUF truck pilot which concluded in March 2019.
The findings from the pilot highlight the important role of trucking industry participation in assessing the viability of MBUF as a funding alternative.
EROAD supplied the technology solution used by the trucks involved in the pilot to capture miles travelled and its expertise in trucking regulations and on road usage charging to guide the study design.
“We value the experience that EROAD brings to the MBUF conversation both in terms of providing accurate data to explore RUC systems and from their understanding of how the trucking industry works,” coalition executive director Patricia Hendren says.
“EROAD also played a key role in organising a motor carrier working group, a collection of professionals from trucking firms, manufacturers and industry associations that gave valuable input and helped us highlight the unique challenges that fleets and drivers face,” she says.
EROAD North America president Norm Ellis says the “continued development and upkeep of our highways and roads is critical for the trucking industry and for the US economy”.
“We’re happy to play a continuing role in the assessment of future road funding methods and making sure that voices from the trucking industry are heard in that process.”
The coalition is currently planning for its next pilot, which will begin on October 1, 2020 and includes 200 trucks.
A goal of the next pilot is to capture mileage travelled in all 48 contiguous states. EROAD says it’s excited to continue to be the technology and research partner of the coalition, and its Ehubo in-cab distance recorder and SaaS based road tax technology device will again be used during the pilot in the trucks involved.
*Go to https://tetcoalitionmbuf.org for more information about the initiative.
