American Trucking Associations, Inc. et al v. Alviti

  1. September 21, 2022

    Rhode Island Truck Tolls Struck Down As Discriminatory

    A Rhode Island federal judge on Wednesday blocked a first-of-its-kind state truck tolling program, saying it unconstitutionally interferes with interstate commerce and unfairly singled out large commercial truckers, in a blow to the state's efforts to shore up funding to replace hundreds of deficient bridges.

  2. September 11, 2020

    RI Judge Won't Suspend State's Bridge Tolls In 'Close Call'

    A Rhode Island federal judge declined to preliminarily enjoin the state's bridge and highway tolls, saying that "it is a close call," but that the evidence fails to show a likelihood that the tolls unconstitutionally discriminate against interstate commerce.

  3. July 21, 2020

    Cos. Suit Over RI Bridge, Highway Tolls Allowed To Continue

    A Rhode Island federal judge allowed a suit challenging the constitutionality of the state's bridge and highway tolls to move forward to trial after rejecting the state's claim that the suit should be limited based on federal law.

  4. March 20, 2019

    Truck Cos.' Toll Protest Belongs In RI Court, Fed. Court Says

    Rhode Island's tolls on large commercial trucks are really a "sophisticated tax," and therefore a case brought by the trucking industry, motor carriers and Cumberland Farms against the state belongs in state court, a federal court has ruled.