ALBANY, NY – Excessive state taxation and regulation are increasing the cost of everything that trucks transport, according to www.businesswire.com. The latest proposed rule from government regulators will waste fuel and add to the cost of all consumer goods, according to some in the industry. Governor Paterson last month issued draft regulations that would divert truck traffic throughout the state to significantly longer routes, according to www.businesswire.com.

Today, a truck delivering materials from Syracuse to Corning Glass in Corning travels 200 miles to make one round trip. If enacted, the draft regulation would require the same truck to travel 292 miles. Assuming one truck can make two round trips a day, five days per week, the increased mileage would result in an additional cost of $127,254 per year. About $50,000 of this increase can be attributed to fuel usage, the report said.

In New York State, trucks transport nearly 90 percent of manufactured freight and more than 91 percent of area communities rely exclusively on trucks to deliver their goods.