Why is the Oregon weight-distance tax so high?

How about back before the Loves opened in Ontario and the Pilot would have their prices set the same as Idaho? And people would still be in there buying fuel.

 

Yes, OR is expensive. That’s why you need to figure in the OR into the rate. When I was running out there a lot with my own truck at the time I think it was .18 a mile and we’d either bump our rate up or pad our loaded miles to cover most of the OR miles.

 

Correct. Oregon is expensive to run through. But we do have some pretty nice roads though. And Kate Brown as Governor

 

However, in order to get a true comparison to say CA, you would need to calculate it accordingly.

100 gallons in Oregon at 2.38 is $238

100 gallons in Cali is roughly $345

0.76 tax is $76 which takes is down to $269

Thus, you'd save $31 on 100 gallons fueling in Oregon and just paying Cali their tax through IFTA.

 

When it all comes down to the numbers at the end of the day, it works out very close. IFTA is mileage based as well, so that is not unlike Oregon or New Mexico using a ton/mileage rate.

Also, no sales taxes in Oregon, in some areas of california, that can hit ten cents on the dollar.

 

DAVE_IN_AZ gets it. You will pay Oregon the mileage rate regardless of where you buy fuel. Same with IFTA in other states. However with IFTA you only pay the ridiculous California tax on fuel you actually burn there. So the best place to buy fuel is where it is cheapest after subtracting whatever tax is included at the pump.
I get fuel prices daily from the company I lease to. It tells us our cost after discounts for the entire US. Sometimes after deducting the tax it is cheaper to buy fuel in Washington than Oregon. Then what you pay in tax at the pump is an IFTA credit. But it changes all the time so you have to pay attention. North and South Dakota are usually much more expensive on the west side than the east. So fuel in Fargo not Beach. Just an example of having to stay on top of it.

 

It's really not as complicated as you're making it.

If you buy fuel in Oregon and burn it in CA, you're not paying Oregon's weight mileage tax in CA.

Bottom line again is if you have decent discounts in both States, you will save a few bucks buying the fuel in Oregon, burning it in CA and paying the IFTA portion (fuel tax) for gallons (0.76) you would have used on their roads.

 

My head hurts. =)

 

l was based in Oregon. In 2009 it was 14 cpm for all miles in the state. It was one of the perks of Qualcomm that mileage for each state was tracked/reported. Much better than having to memorize the mileage when crossing a border and write it down later. Also if you have an Oregon PUC base plate, you are exempt from paying fuel tax at the pump (in Oregon)