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.
Each jurisdiction determines which types of fuel are considered special fuels, and sets the tax rate for each type of special fuel. In New Mexico, diesel is the only type of fuel considered as a special fuel to be reported on IFTA returns. However in Texas, gasoline and diesel are special fuels and both types are reported on IFTA returns.