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NewsJanuary 17, 2012

ATRI Updates Online Idling Regulations Compendium

The American Transportation Research Institute has updated the list of idling regulations, both state and local, on its website, atri-online.org

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NewsJanuary 17, 2012

I-5 Through California, Oregon and Washington To Become Shorepower Corridor

This year, Interstate 5 through California, Oregon and Washington, will become the first Shorepower corridor, with six additional locations offering the anti-idling technology

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ArticlesJanuary 17, 2012

FuelSmarts: Hybrids Paying Off for Bay Area Produce Fleet

San Francisco-based Veritable Vegetable is committed to being sustainable, from distributing certified organic fresh fruits and vegetables to using hybrids and fuel-saving strategies in its fleet of trucks. As the nation's oldest distributor of certified organic produce, Veritable Vegetabl

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Articlesby Jim ParkJanuary 17, 2012

A Peek at How Engine Makers Might Hit New Fuel Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets

Barely had the trucking industry heaved a collective sigh of relief at putting EPA 2010 behind us when in May of 2010, from the Rose Garden at the White House, came a Presidential Memorandum targeting greenhouse gas emission

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ArticlesJanuary 17, 2012

What Alternatives Are There to Diesel?

Once you start, the questions don't stop. Every answer begets another query. Sooner or later even some of the experts will pause, scratch their heads, and might even say something like, "Beats me.

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NewsJanuary 16, 2012

NC Opens More Roads to Doubles

The North Carolina Department of Transportation will now allow the operation of double-trailer combinations on several freeway routes in the eastern part of the state plus the Triangle area

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NewsJanuary 13, 2012

Clean Energy Unveils Backbone Network for Natural Gas Highway

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. unveiled the route plan for the first phase of 150 new LNG fueling stations along what it's calling "America's Natural Gas Highway.

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NewsJanuary 13, 2012

Minnesota Governor Addresses Infrastructure Problems With New Task Force

The day after announcing a $775 million jobs plan for Minnesota, Gov. Mark Dayton announced plans to establish the Commissioner's Transportation Finance Advisory Group, a task force that will be responsible for recommending new ways to finance a better state infrastructure

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NewsJanuary 11, 2012

TRALA-Supported Virginia Legislation Addresses Motor Vehicle Rental Tax

Delegate James Massie (R-Henrico) has introduced Virginia legislation, sponsored by the Truck Renting and Leasing Association, that would limit the types of revenue taxed under the commonwealth's 10% motor vehicle rental tax

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NewsJanuary 10, 2012

Ryder signs Source Interlink to Flex-to-Green lease agreement

Ryder System Inc. has signed its first Flex-to-Green lease agreemen

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