ATA Asked to Sue Oregon on Ton-Mile Tax

June 13, 2000 9:45 AM, EDT

Having lost in the court of public opinion, Oregon trucking representatives now want to take their battle against the state’s weight-distance tax to a real courthouse.

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The Oregon Trucking Associations has asked American Trucking Associations to file a lawsuit against the state, charging that the tax system is unconstitutional.

The lawsuit would be modeled after a similar lawsuit that ATA won in Idaho, bringing about the demise of that state’s weight-distance tax.

“It’s not a perfect match because Oregon’s tax doesn’t have a distinctive two-tiered system like Idaho’s did,” said Michael G. Moises, president of OTA. “But doing legal research and talking to ATA attorney’s we think there’s more than enough similarity to warrant a lawsuit.”

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