A healthy population is essential for economic development. The poorest people on the planet tend to suffer most from the health effects from exposures to environmental hazards like air pollution and impure water. In turn, disease and disability related to polluted environments slows and blocks economic development.
Now this is how most shippers figure out the fuel surcharge on mileage. The base cost of fuel starts at $1.25 a gallon and is also based on a truck getting 5 miles to the gallon and is figured on the avg. national price of fuel as per the DOE every week.
Tax is imposed on the delivery of any of the following into the fuel supply tank of a diesel-powered highway vehicle. 1  Any dyed diesel fuel or dyed kerosene for other than a nontaxable use. 2  Any undyed diesel fuel or undyed kerosene on which a credit or refund (for fuel used for a nontaxable purpose) has been allowed.