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NewsOctober 16, 2012

CSA Scrutiny Intensifies

Scrutiny of the CSA truck safety program went up a notch this week with a congressional request for an audit and the launch of a review by a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration advisory group

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NewsOctober 16, 2012

CARB Says "Gear Up for Clean Truck Month" a Success

The California Air Resources Board announced that its month-long multi-agency campaign to ensure that trucks traveling on California's roadways are obeying state air pollution laws was a huge success

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Articlesby Tom BergOctober 16, 2012

Propane's Cheap and Ready

Propane is no longer just for your backyard barbeque or the furnace and water heater in your rural home. It's an efficient and economical fuel that powers millions of vehicles overseas, and proponents in the United States say it deserves to catch on in a big way here

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NewsOctober 16, 2012

Diesel Prices Hit Four-year High

Diesel prices have hit their highest level since September 2008

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NewsOctober 15, 2012

EPA Awards $30 Million for Clean Diesel Projects

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is awarding $30 million for clean diesel projects as part of its ongoing campaign to reduce harmful diesel exhaust.

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ArticlesOctober 15, 2012

Time Running out for CARB Compliance on Trailer Aerodynamics

Jan. 1, 2013, will bring heavy fines for truckers who cross into California without SmartWay verified aerodynamic devices such side skirts or boat tail fairings that improve fuel economy 4% to 5% on their 53-foot or longer box and refrigerated trailers

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NewsOctober 14, 2012

Pensacola and Emerald Coast Utilities Authority Open CNG Fueling Station

The city of Pensacola, Fla., and the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority have opened a new compressed natural gas fueling station. The city and utility plan to fuel 80 of their CNG fleet vehicles at the station

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NewsOctober 13, 2012

Smith Dairy Trucking Opens CNG Fueling Station in Northern Ohio

Smith Dairy Trucking unveiled a new Compressed Natural Gas fueling island in northern Ohio late this summer and is now making the station available to other fleets, around the clock, seven days a week

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NewsOctober 13, 2012

20th Annual National NGV Achievement Award Winners Announced

NGVAmerica and the Clean Vehicle Education Foundation, two organizations dedicated to increasing the use of natural gas-powered vehicles to improve air quality, have announced ten 2012 winners of the prestigious NGV Achievement Award in addition to one NGV Lifetime Achievement Award

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NewsOctober 10, 2012

ATA Adopts New Position on Sleep Disorder Screening and Testing

LAS VEGAS - Seeing disturbing indications that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration may plan to address the issue of sleep apnea among truck drivers with a "guidance" rather than a rulemaking, the American Trucking Associations has a new policy position that will allow its staff to work to convince agency leaders that a formal rulemaking process is necessary

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