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NewsJanuary 30, 2012

Odyne Systems Delivers Seven Hybrid System Work Trucks Throughout Wisconsin

Hybrid system maker Odyne Systems LLC has delivered seven trucks featuring the Odyne advanced plug-in hybrid propulsion system to utilities and municipalities in Wisconsin

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NewsJanuary 29, 2012

Hours of Service: Did FMCSA Find a Sweet Spot?

Almost no one is happy about the new hours of service rule. Maybe that means the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration made the moves that will lead to stability, at long last. Or maybe not

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NewsJanuary 27, 2012

Biodiesel Production Breaks 1 Billion Gallon Mark in 2011

The U.S. biodiesel industry produced more than 1 billion gallons of fuel in 2011, a key milestone

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NewsJanuary 27, 2012

BTS Releases Interactive State Transportation Facts and Figures

The Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics released State Transportation Facts and Figures, an interactive web transportation mapping application that allows customers to find and download state-by-state transportation data, comparisons and rankings

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ArticlesJanuary 27, 2012

Greenspeed to Chase Speed Record for Petroleum Fueled Trucks Using Vegetable Oil

This August, Boise State University's student club Greenspeed will use vegetable oil in hope of breaking the existing 215-mph world land speed record for all vehicles in the diesel truck classification, including those that burn traditional fuel

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NewsJanuary 26, 2012

President Obama Talks Alternative Fuel in Las Vegas

On Thursday, President Obama visited a UPS facility in Las Vegas to pitch a plan to boost the nations' use of natural gas

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NewsJanuary 25, 2012

House Readies Highway Bill

House Republicans will introduce a highway bill next week, said Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Mica's announcement followed President Obama's call in his State of the Union address for funding the highway program with money not spent on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

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NewsJanuary 25, 2012

FMCSA Clarifies Push-to-Talk Guidance

FMCSA released updated FAQs on its new handheld mobile telephone ban to clarify that the use of the push-to-talk function on mobile phones is permitted, under certain limited conditions

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NewsJanuary 25, 2012

Carriers Responding to New Health Care Costs

More than 80% of carriers report that recent health care changes will adversely affect them, according to the recent fourth quarter national Business Expectations Survey by Transport Capital Partners

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NewsJanuary 24, 2012

HyperSolar to Make Zero Carbon Renewable Hydrogen Gas

HyperSolar Inc. announced that its proprietary process can produce zero carbon, renewable hydrogen gas using the power of the sun and wastewater

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