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Trucks Hauling More than 80,000 Lbs to Face Higher Fees

Governor Ted Strickland keeps saying he is not pushing for tax increases, but don't tell that to Ohio trucking companies. Their owners are facing a huge increase in the fees they pay on overweight and oversized trucks and they consider the fee hike a tax hike.

Whatever you call the extra charges, backers say there's good reason for them. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen has both sides of the story.