The City Council in Portland, Oregon, will consider a four-year, heavy-vehicle use tax when it meets May 4, with a vote likely to come the following week. The tax would add 2.8% to the tax bills of trucking firms that have a Portland business license. Trucks already pay a weight-mile tax in Oregon, which doesn’t have a diesel fuel tax.Â
May 2, 2016Government
Portland, Ore., to Consider Truck-Only Tax
Special Coverage, Business, Government
Mitchell 1 Updates Interface Between RepairConnect, Noregon Software
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Maintenance information provider Mitchell 1 announced an update to the interface between its RepairConnect diagnostic troubleshooting tool and Noregon’s JPRO Professional commercial fleet diagnostics software.
February 28, 2016Government
Oregon, Washington Receive Federal Emergency Funds for Storm Cleanup
The Federal Highway Administration has made $2 million in emergency relief funds available to the transportation departments in Oregon and Washington in the wake of the string of severe storms that began in the Pacific Northwest on Dec. 7.
December 14, 2015Special Coverage, Business, Government
Noregon Systems Announces Truck Check-up Program
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Noregon Systems, a vehicle diagnostics provider, has announced that it will launch next month its truck check-up program, a tool that will allow drivers to plug in for a quick check of their vehicle while fueling.
February 15, 2015Business, Government
Dunn Steps Down as President of Oregon Trucking Associations
Debra Dunn has stepped down as president of the Oregon Trucking Associations and is being replaced on an interim basis by Bob Russell, OTA’s former legislative affairs director.
November 13, 2014Government
Oregon Governor Signs Truck Idling Bill
Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber (D) has signed a measure that restricts truck idling while also preventing local governments from implementing their own anti-idling regulations.
June 21, 2011