Eroad Tapped for Major Mileage-Based User Fee Pilot
Photo: I95Coalition.org
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Photo: I95Coalition.org
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Eroad, a global provider of fleet-management technology, has been selected to take part in the first multi-state truck pilot to explore the feasibility of instituting a Mileage-Based User Fee along I-95, the East Coast’s main north-south Interstate highway, running from the Canadian border in northern Maine through Miami in South Florida.
The I-95 Corridor Coalition truck pilot, slated to begin next year, will encompass the length of the highway, which is a critical freight lane feeding the U.S. economy. Over 5 billion tons of freight, representing almost 40% of the country’s GDP, moves annually across the area’s 1,917 miles of roads— which add up to approximately 20% of all U.S. roadways. Average daily truck traffic in the region includes over 10,000 vehicles with peak daily traffic averaging over 31,000 units. Looking to the future, the amount of truck traffic in the corridor is expected to more than double by 2035.
The pilot will include 50 vehicles equipped with Eroad in-vehicle hardware for a period of six months. The system will record accurate mileage data and apply applicable formulas for a truck-based MBUF as prescribed by the program’s Steering Committee, which includes the American Trucking Associations. Eroad will produce “dummy invoices,” demonstrating payments to appropriate agencies within the I-95 Corridor Coalition.
“This is an extremely significant opportunity for Eroad as it’s the first truck pilot in the U.S. to explore the feasibility of a Mileage-Based User Fee across multiple states,” said Steven Newman, CEO of Eroad. “It will highlight our ability to demonstrate a highly flexible, feasible and cost-effective way to introduce road charging across jurisdictions without needing an intrusive and expensive roadside infrastructure, while also reducing the reporting burden on motor carriers.”
Eroad noted that for the $1.6 million pilot program, the I-95 Corridor Coalition has partnered with the Delaware Department …Read the rest of this story
