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News•January 31, 2012

EPA Sets Penalties for Emissions Non-Compliance

Navistar Inc. may have to pay penalties of up to $1,900 per engine if it cannot meet heavy diesel emission standards, according to a new Environmental Protection Agency rule

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News•January 30, 2012

Diesel and Gas prices Rise, Oil Falls

This week, U.S. diesel prices increased by less than a tenth of a cent to $3.850 from $3.848. However, the Midwest, Rocky Mountain and West Coast regions all saw very slight price decreases

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News•January 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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News•January 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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News•January 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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News•January 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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Articles•January 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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News•January 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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News•January 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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News•January 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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