What does exempt trucks only mean

Obviously Indiana. This means trucks that are registered with IFTA for their fuel reporting. Most commercial trucks. A personal car/pickup is not exempt and pays a higher price due to taxes.

 

Ditto above post as it relates to fueling at the location in your picture.

 

So I've always been curious about this. How does this work out for the driver? Better to fuel in Indy before I hit Chicagoland, or worse? Or Vica Versa? Better to fuel in OH?

Anyone have a dummy guide to fuel tax, to link me to?

Thanks in advance.

 

Doesnt matter

 

Just to simplify, if you have an IFTA sticker on your truck and an IFTA permit in your book you're in an exempt truck. Picking which truck stop to fuel at won't matter so long as you do your homework in regards to fuel prices. They could be higher in/around Chicago (usually are) but they may not. Just gotta make phone calls or use the interwebs.

 

If your an O/O it does matter!

Which is better for O/O? 4.00 in IL or 3.89 in IN, if you said 3.89 your wrong.

 

Its best to buy fuel pre-tax. So, subtract out the fuel tax to find the base price. You only pay the Fuel tax on fuel burned in that state, thats why you get a refund from some states sometimes. Add the tax of the other state traveled in to the base to get the amount the fuel cost you in the current state. My example may not of been a good one so i would suggest googling `understanding fuel tax for trucks` or something along that line. I assure you that the lower pump price in one state vs another does not mean you got the best deal.

 

Actually in Indiana, the exempt truck is a commercial motor vehicle with USDOT number and allows the truck to purchase diesel without paying the sales tax. This exemption allows the motor carrier to buy parts with no sales tax as well.

It has nothing to do with IFTA.