I said the same thing then that I do now. UnfundedFederal mandates for medicare and medicaid amng other things have meant that states many of which have balanced budget amendments simply have not had the money to do proper maintenance.
Most states have long depended on federal matching funds - often called pork - for maintenance of existing highways and construction of new ones.
By the way a four fold increase in truck traffic would automatically guarantee that the states would receive four times as much actual revenue from that source.
And I say the same thing now as it did then. Any state that diverts dedicated fuel tax fund to the general fund looses matching federal funds. You can only divert funds if your intent is to lower general revenue. Not a good idea if you are trying to pay for higher mandates. And you really think a 80,000lb truck on has 4 times the impact on a road as a passenger car? Don't think so bubba...