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News•March 6, 2012

EIA: Crude Price to Average $11 Higher Than Last Year

In its Short-Term Energy Outlook, the U.S. Energy Information Administration says it expects the price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil to average about $106 per barrel in 2012, $5 per barrel higher than in its previous outlook and $11 per barrel higher than the average price last year

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News•March 6, 2012

Obama to Visit North Carolina Daimler Trucks Plant

President Obama will visit a Daimler Trucks North America plant in North Carolina today, where he's expected to tout the economy, job growth and fuel-efficiency standards

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News•March 6, 2012

DEF Prices Increase for Bulk Deliveries

Diesel exhaust fluid prices for tote refills and other bulk deliveries increased between January and February 2011, as suppliers reacted to increasing raw material costs, reports DEF Tracker

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News•March 5, 2012

U.S. Diesel at Highest Price in More Than a Year

Diesel is up again this week with a 4-cent increase to $4.094 per gallon from $4.051 per gallon, according to the Energy Information Administration's gas and diesel fuel update

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News•March 1, 2012

Movement but Not Much Progress on Highway Bill

As the Senate lumbers through debate on its highway bill, and the House considers changes to its approach, the outcome may be a short-term surface transportation program that preserves funding near current levels.

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News•March 1, 2012

New Jersey Bill Would Make Owner-Operators Employees

A proposed New Jersey bill, A1578/S1450, dubbed the "Truck Operator Independent Contractor Act," seeks to define drayage and parcel delivery owner-operators as employees of the companies they provide services for, rather than independent contractors

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News•February 29, 2012

Refinery Closures Could Affect Northeast Diesel Supplies, Prices

Supplies of ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel in the Northeast could be greatly impacted if Sunoco Inc. follows through with plans to shut down its Philidelphia refinery in July if no buyer is found

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News•February 29, 2012

CARB Highlights Innovations in Clean Diesel Technology

Diesel industry and California Air Resources Board officials held a press conference to highlight the key policies and events that led to the transformation of clean diesel technology over the past two-plus decades

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Articles•February 29, 2012

Funding Your Idle Habits: A Quick Guide to Idle Reduction Equipment Funding

If you drive a truck or maintain a fleet, chances are you've heard talk about other companies getting emissions reduction equipment at a reduced rate, or even free with government funding

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News•February 28, 2012

ATA Files Brief in Support of FMCSA on EOBR Challenge

American Trucking Associations filed an amicus (friend of the court) brief on Feb. 24 with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in support of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's defense of electronic logging devices

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