HUDSONVILLE, Mich. — If Governor Gretchen Whitmer's proposed 45-cent gas tax increased is approved, no other state would have a higher gas tax than Michigan.
According to GasBuddy.com, the average driver would pay an extra $270 dollars per vehicle per year.
But for some businesses like trucking companies, the added cost each year would be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
ALTL Incorporated in West Michigan says diesel fuel is one of their biggest expenses.
The company hauls products mostly from Michigan to the East Coast.
About a third of its fueling is done in Michigan.
ALTL's president says he would consider making changes if the proposal is approved.
"(We're) always going to Toledo, Perrysburg, anyway. So I could just switch my primary fueling location to that location and stop fueling in Michigan altogether," says ALTL President Claren Lau.
Governor Whitmer's proposal would generate an additional $2 billion in revenue to fix Michigan's roads.
Lau says it would cost his company about $25,000 more per month and $300,000 more per year in fuel expenses.
