Truckers and
others fueling in Wyoming should expect to soon pay a bit more at the
fuel pump. But if Sen. Larry Hicks, R-Baggs, had his way, the gas tax
would have been unchanged, with the entire burden borne by truckers via a
30 cent-per-gallon diesel tax.
He
cited damage that trucks do to the state’s roadways, such as Interstate
80. “Heavy truck traffic is driving up the cost to maintain our roads,”
Hicks told lawmakers. Senator Charles Scott, R-Casper, agreed with
Hicks. He said that truck drivers need to pay “their fair share.”
But
Senator John Schiffer, R-Kaycee, pointed out that there is more to the
state’s road system than I-80. “It’s a system, folks. It isn’t I-80
gobbling up everything,” Schiffer said.
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