TRALA's comments also suggest that additional amendments could be made to the audit procedures manual, in the section of the manual that will already be amended if this ballot is adopted. The first surrounds the discovery of actual distance during an audit.  The ballot understandably calls for a recalculation of fees based upon the discovery of actual distance, though it does not specify that "credit" should be given for the amounts initially paid when comparing that amount against the recalculated amount. TRALA believes that should be the case and that language could be added which makes that clear.

 

TRALA's other point suggests that the paragraph regarding recalculation of fees for vehicles determined not to be an apportionable vehicle should be eliminated. TRALA supported the FRP because it solved a problem of renting and leasing companies not knowing for sure what jurisdictions they needed to put on their cab cards because they often cannot predict customer needs. For those same reasons, TRALA believes the paragraph dealing with non-apportionable vehicles should be eliminated. The TRALA comments state "TRALA members need to be able to provide the ability for their customers to operate interstate, and just because a vehicle might not have crossed state lines due to customer activity, that does not necessarily mean the same thing will happen in the future."

 

To see a copy of the ballot proposal, click here. To see a copy of TRALA's comments, click here. For questions, contact TRALA's Joe Sculley at jsculley@trala.org or by calling (703) 299-9120.