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NewsSeptember 17, 2012

House Passes Continuing Resolution without MAP-21 Spending Levels

The House passed a six-month continuing resolution Thursday evening to fund the government until early 2013 -- without incorporating the transportation funding levels enacted in the new transportation bill, MAP-21

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NewsSeptember 13, 2012

House Committee Hears CSA Complaints

A congressional hearing yesterday on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's CSA safety enforcement program gave critics a chance to vent, but the committee appears content for the time being to let the agency and its constituents work things out

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NewsSeptember 12, 2012

Brenntag North America Expands DEF Infrastructure

Brenntag, a distributor of diesel exhaust fluid, expanded its North American DEF infrastructure by installing bulk diesel exhaust fluid tanks at six additional facilitie

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NewsSeptember 12, 2012

CSA Issues to be Aired on Hill Today

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's flagship CSA safety enforcement program will face congressional scrutiny today as a House subcommittee airs questions about the program's effectiveness

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NewsSeptember 12, 2012

Ryder $1 Million Settlement to CARB to Help Pay for Education, Natural Gas Service

The California Air Resources Board announced that Ryder System paid $1 million for failure to conduct testing and maintain complete records of required annual opacity tests on heavy-duty vehicles in its California fleet in 2008 and 2009

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ArticlesSeptember 12, 2012

Natural Gas: What Fleets Need to Know - Annual Sales of Natural Gas Trucks to Surpass 180,000 by 2019

A new report from Pike Research forecasts steady growth in the market for natural gas trucks and buses. Annual worldwide sales of these vehicles will more than double over the next seven years, the firm says, growing from less than 70,000 in 2012 to more than 180,000 in 2019

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NewsSeptember 11, 2012

NTSB's Strategic Plan Available For Comment

A draft of the National Transportation Safety Boards' strategic plan for 2013 through 2016 is available to the public for comment

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NewsSeptember 11, 2012

Alliance for Driver Safety & Security Expands Agenda Beyond EOBRs

The Alliance for Driver Safety & Security, a Washington, D.C. coalition of transportation companies that promoted recent federal legislation to require electronic on-board recording devices (EOBRs) in all commercial trucks, has named Callie Hoyt its manager of governmental affairs and is expanding its focus to other trucking safety issues

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Articlesby Tom BergSeptember 11, 2012

Sandwich Supplier Saves Fuel, Cuts CO2 with New Reefer Truck

Ever buy a cold or hot pre-made sandwich from a convenience store, maybe where you gas up the car? Then there's a good chance that it was a Deli Express product made and delivered by E.A. Sween, a family-owned foodservice compan

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ArticlesSeptember 11, 2012

Natural Gas: What Fleets Need to Know, Part 2 - New Engines, More Options

Interest in natural gas as a fuel for commercial trucks has been rising, thanks to the low cost of the fuel, and the desire of fleets to be "green" and reduce dependence on foreign oil

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