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The four states that tax your miles

Kentucky, New York, New Mexico, and Oregon each charge a per-mile tax with its own registration — separate from IFTA, separate from IRP. Check what your truck needs before a weigh station checks for you.

Which of these states will you run in or through?

Only four states tax trucks by the mile with their own registration: Kentucky, New York, New Mexico, Oregon. IFTA does not cover these — they're separate filings on top of it.

Straight answers

▸What is a KYU number?

Kentucky's highway use license for vehicles with a combined licensed weight of 60,000 pounds or more. The number itself is free from Kentucky, and you then file quarterly mileage returns for Kentucky miles. Running Kentucky without one earns citations and back-tax assessments.

▸Do I need a NY HUT permit just passing through New York?

Yes — if your gross weight is over 18,000 pounds, New York requires a HUT certificate and decal even for through trips (limited exemptions exist, like some federal highways). It's one of the most common 'nobody told me' fines in trucking.

▸Doesn't IFTA cover this?

No. IFTA covers fuel tax. These four states charge a separate tax on miles driven, with separate registrations and separate quarterly (Oregon: monthly or quarterly) returns. You can be perfectly IFTA-legal and still get fined in Kentucky.

▸Why does Oregon require a bond?

Oregon runs a weight-mile tax instead of fuel tax for heavy vehicles and requires new carriers to post a bond until they build a filing history. Enter Oregon without a permit and you'll buy temporary passes at the border — or a citation.