Paper Details

TRB 90th Annual Meeting (January 23-27, 2011)

Event Number:	462
Event Title:	What Is the State of the Art on Vehicle Miles Traveled Fees?
Event Date:	Jan 25 2011 8:00AM- 9:45AM
Event Location:	Hilton, Jefferson West
Event Description:
Event Agenda:	The learning objectives for this session are: 1. Evaluation of a Mileage-based Road User Charge: Initial Results. 2. Reviewing implications for replacing federal fuel taxes with per-mile user charges 3. Reviewing the effectiveness and equity of vehicle mileage fee at the federal and state levels 4. Reviewing cost estimates for collecting VMT fees

Cost Estimates for Collecting Vehicle Miles Traveled Fees (11-2168)

There is growing interest in collecting mileage fees for road usage; however, the cost of collecting fuel taxes is relatively low while the cost of collecting mileage fees appears to be quite high. There is relatively little actual experience with mileage systems, but information related to the cost of systems for heavy vehicles, experimental systems, and a proposed Dutch system provide a starting point for identifying the key cost components. This paper summarizes cost information from a variety of sources and identifies key areas for cost comparison.

Authors
Rufolo, Anthony M., Portland State University