{"id":2520221,"date":"2025-12-11T16:10:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T21:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alarm-raised-over-backdoor-toll-increase-in-new-york\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T16:14:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T21:14:44","slug":"alarm-raised-over-backdoor-toll-increase-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alarm-raised-over-backdoor-toll-increase-in-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"Alarm raised over &#8216;backdoor&#8217; toll increase in New York"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Falarm-raised-over-backdoor-toll-increase-in-new-york%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2520221&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Business groups in New York are urging Governor Kathy Hochul to halt a planned 1% surcharge on tolls processed through commercial accounts by the state Thruway Authority, calling it a &#8220;backdoor&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/france-reports-sharp-decrease-in-new-daily-covid-cases-before-vaccine-roll-out\/\" title=\"France reports sharp decrease in new daily COVID cases before vaccine roll out\">toll increase<\/a> that would disproportionately affect the trucking industry. The coalition of trucking and freight companies argues that the surcharge, set to begin in January, would raise costs for goods and services, contradicting the state&#8217;s focus on affordability. They also criticize the lack of public input in implementing the fee, which follows the identification of $276 million in unpaid tolls. The coalition requests that the administration pause the surcharge, engage with affected businesses, and explore alternatives that do not raise costs. In response, the Thruway Authority defends the surcharge as an administrative fee charged to toll service providers-not the trucking industry itself-and insists it will protect commercial fleet discounts and promote competition among service providers, ultimately benefiting the trucking sector.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Alarm raised over &lsquo;backdoor&rsquo; toll increase in New York<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2442248\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &mdash; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/business\/\">Business<\/a> groups want <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\">New York<\/a> Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kathy-hochul\/\">Kathy Hochul<\/a> to block plans by the state Thruway Authority to add a new surcharge on tolls processed through commercial accounts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a letter to Hochul, the coalition of trucking and freight companies said the 1% surcharge, set to take effect in January, is a &ldquo;backdoor&rdquo; toll increase on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">state&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s trucking industry that would ultimately be passed onto consumers in the form of higher costs for goods and services. They noted the Hochul administration&rsquo;s focus on improving &ldquo;affordability&rdquo; in the state.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3912556\/class-action-lawsuit-netflix-warner-bros-deal\/\">Class-action lawsuit alleges Netflix-Warner Bros. deal poses &#8216;irreparable antitrust injury&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3910400\/david-ellison-trying-save-theatrical-movie-business-warner-bros-offer\/\">David Ellison is &#8216;trying to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-paramounts-leadership-has-gotten-worse\/\" title=\"Trump says Paramount&#039;s leadership has &#039;gotten worse&#039;\">save&#8217; theatrical movie business<\/a> with offer to Warner Bros. 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Discovery<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;You have noted that &lsquo;when costs for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-throws-support-behind-cuban-government-as-biden-admin-champions-protesters\/\" title=\"Iran Throws Support Behind Cuban Government as Biden Admin Champions Protesters\">basic necessities skyrocket<\/a>, every dollar counts.&rsquo; We agree,&rdquo; the groups wrote. &ldquo;A <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >hidden toll increase runs counter<\/a> to that goal and risks raising costs on everything from groceries to building supplies &mdash; especially harmful for small businesses, working families and the farmers and processors who rely on efficient transportation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The coalition says the Thruway Authority&rsquo;s move bypassed the public process normally used for toll adjustments and comes after the state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli&rsquo;s office flagged $276 million in unpaid tolls and collection shortfalls. While it would apply only to commercial trucking accounts, it would add costs across the entire E-ZPass network and increase operating pressures, they said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We respectfully request your Administration&rsquo;s assistance in encouraging the Authority to pause implementation, meet with affected businesses and consider alternatives that do not raise costs for truckers, farms or New Yorkers,&rdquo; the letter reads.<\/p>\n<p>Thruway Authority Executive Director Frank Hoare defended the changes and noted that commercial vehicles traveling on the Thruway pay among the lowest toll rates in the nation, or about 19 cents per mile, compared&nbsp;to the New Jersey Turnpike, which charges 43 cents a mile.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The new program has a one percent administrative fee charged to the Toll Management Service Provider, not the commercial trucking industry, which offsets the costs we incur to administer this program and allows them access to our information that they use to operate and generate profits, considerable profits, for their business,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Without access to this system, paid for by New York State tolling authorities, service providers would not be able to make the tens of millions of dollars they currently enjoy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3915155\/new-york-spend-millions-helping-people-cope-collective-trauma\/\">NEW YORK TO SPEND MILLIONS HELPING PEOPLE COPE WITH &lsquo;COLLECTIVE TRAUMA&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hoare said, despite claims by trucking groups, the new program won&rsquo;t change toll rates or discounts for commercial fleets and claimed it will benefit the industry.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In fact, this new program protects the fleet owners and ensures they receive the 20 percent volume discount and ultimately they will benefit from increased competition in this service provider arena,&rdquo; he said in the statement. &ldquo;We look forward to continuing to support the commercial truck industry.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Concerns raised over hidden 1% toll surcharge in NY<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2869,"featured_media":2520222,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kathy-Hochul.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[68664,68666,32120,68665,68667],"class_list":["post-2520221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-alarm-2","tag-backdoor-increase","tag-new-york","tag-toll-increase","tag-transportation-fees"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kathy-Hochul.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2869"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2520221"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520221\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2520225,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520221\/revisions\/2520225"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2520222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2520221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2520221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2520221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}