Show a YOUR AYS JAY SCOTT The American Trucking Associations Associations Associations Asso Asso- has just published a fact fact- filled Trucking Trends booklet that tells teUs a lot about those trucks and trailers you see on your highways high ways these days For example it points out that the 99 million private and hire for-hire trucks and trailers operating in the U. U S. S in 1955 paid 19 billion in special federal state and local motor motor motor mo mo- mo- mo tor vehicle taxes exclusive of property and income taxes The 1956 taxes will top the 2 billion mark the booklet says Truck and trailer taxes in 1957 and the years to follow will increase increase increase in in- crease even more sharply as the result result re re- sult Suit of the new highway program These figures include state registration registration registration reg reg- gasoline motor carrier trailer and miscellaneous fees federal federal fed fed- eral automotive excise taxes special special ape cial city and county taxes and bridge tunnel ferry and road tolls As compared with 1954 the 1955 total was up millions Americas America's trucks and trailers which comprise about 16 percent of the vehicles registered paid 33 percent percent percent per per- cent of the 1955 state and local highway user taxes Intercity ton miles hauled by trucks and trailers went from to billions and rural vehicles miles were up from 68 to 70 bil bil- bil- bil lions The average wage paid to highway high way transportation employees in 1955 rose to almost higher than the previous years year's average The average 1955 wage for all private industry was The AT ATA A also reported the truck ing industry spent in 1955 over 34 billions about 2 of the nations nation's gross national product product- for wages fuel equipment o goods services I |