Federal Highway User Fees 1/

(Rate on October 1, 1997)

Motor Fuels:

Gasoline = 18.4 cents per gallon

Gasohol (10% blend) = 13.0 cents per gallon

Diesel Fuel = 24.4 cents per gallon

Liquefied Petroleum Gases = 13.6 cents per gallon

Tires:

0 - 40 pounds = No Tax

40 - 70 pounds = 15.0 cents per pound in excess of 40

70 - 90 pounds = $4.50 plus 30 cents per pound in excess of 70

Over 90 pounds - $10.50 plus 50 cents per pound in excess of 90

Truck and Trailer Sales:

12% of retailers sales price for trucks over 33,000 pounds gross vehicle weight (GVW) and trailers over 26,000 pounds GVW

Heavy Vehicle Use:

Annual Tax: Trucks 55,000 - 75,000 pounds GVW, $100 plus $22 for each 1,000 pounds (or fraction thereof) in excess of 55,000 pounds

Trucks over 75,000 pounds GVW, $550

1 See tables FE-101A, FE101B, and FE 21B in Highway Statistics 2000 for a more complete description of Federal highway-user fees.

Source: FHWA, Office of Highway Policy Information.

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