ITD’s DMV website shows the following vehicle registration fees for non-commercial vehicles over 8,000 lbs:
– 8,000-16,000: $73.00
– 16,001-26,000: $86.08
– 26,000-30,000: $116.68
– 30,000-40,000: $155.08

Commercial categories for over 8,000 are similar.

Under Registration Fees tab: https://itd.idaho.gov/itddmv/

EDITOR NOTE–The ACHD fee is an EXTRA FEE (surcharge) over and above the state fee schedule. Ada vehicle owners currently pay more than the state fee and ACHD plans to increase that fee. The state law “enables” them to charge up to two and a half times more than the state fee. The law applies ONLY to county-wide highway districts and ACHD is the only one in the state. The state law as written applies only to vehicles under 8,000 lbs. The GUARDIAN wants it to apply to all vehicles using our roads.

http://www.achdidaho.org/Projects/proj_study_three-cities-river-crossing.aspx

Or just make Three Cities River Crossing a toll road!!!!!!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin

If change to be made, 8000 is too light and should be increased to 11000 so as to include all the f-2500/3500 personal vehicles.

Local short haul trucks seem to be in poor condition and overweight at times. Nothing being done about it? Does Ada or Boise employ anyone who can enforce weight and truck safety regs? No.

However, after reading Sara Baker’s proud statement that “We must follow the law and we do follow the law” and then reading that ACHD lobbied on behalf of that law, the preferred option at this point is to just say NO to any additional taxes/fees until they get the law changed. And maybe not then.

EDITOR NOTE–ACHD certainly lobbied for the local fdee surcharge on vehicles. The legislature didn’t just come up with that one on their own. However, after nearly 30 years it is unclear exactly WHO proposed the exemption for the vehicles over 8,000 lbs. It is perfectly clear that no one has ever exposed the inequity or made any attempt to apply the fee to those who do the most damage and profit from using our streets.

An already taxed and strained infrastructure is causing a now $165mm construction cost at the Nampa waste water plant. Eventually the same will be for the roads in the county. Bigger, Heavier, trucks without an increase is akin to getting away with murder.

Idaho is the talk of the truck industry with fines for overweight so low the trucker is stealing and causing issues and getting away with it with ease because of the current political climate here. Truckers brag about our low rates and the damage they can due. Spend time in a truck stop or be a part owner in a trucking company like I am and you’ll hear it.

EDITOR NOTE–To be clear, Ada County is the ONLY countywide highway district and the only county to have a surcharge for passenger vehicles. Overweight and other trucking issues are strictly a state of Idaho issue.