The Oregon Department of Transportation's Fuels Tax Group has started the process to replace the current Fuels Tax Reporting System. FTG estimates that ODOT is losing revenue each year due to reporting complexity and administrative limitations of the current Fuels Tax System. A new Fuels Tax System will streamline business processes, realize cost savings and increase revenue for state transportation projects.

The Oregon DOT's Motor Carrier Division has developed a new Trucking Online application that helps Oregon fuel sellers with the collection of fuel tax. The application allows users to enter a trucking company's name or partial name and view details about the company's vehicles, including a list of all credentials issued in the current or previous year. The company name may also be filtered by city, state, and Canadian province to narrow the search. Vehicle and company details may also be obtained by entering the plate number on the vehicle, or the temporary pass number being carried in the vehicle. With the information, a fuel seller can determine if a truck is paying the state's weight-mile tax and, in that case, does not need to pay the fuels tax. To view the application, click the link below.

Under Oregon law, the Motor Carrier Transportation Division (MCTD) allows a grace period up to March 15 of each year to allow current year weight receipts to catch up to the appropriate vehicles. The Fuels Tax Group will again respect this grace period for documentation of exempt sales at retail facilities. Licensed use fuel sellers with retail operations will need to ensure that their attendants are aware of this. Go to the link below for complete Use Fuel Sellers Notice.

The fuels tax revenue is decreased when people or businesses do not comply with the fuels tax laws of the state of Oregon. We value and welcome public involvement. To learn more about what is fuels tax evasion, why is harmful and how to involve, go to the link below.