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NewsJune 14, 2010

Diesel Takes Fifth Straight Tumble

The price of diesel fell 1.8 cents this week, its fifth straight fall, according to the Department of Energy. Trucking's main fuel hasn't fallen this low since mid-March

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NewsJune 11, 2010

Senate Votes Down Measure to Block EPA Regulation of Greenhouse Gases

In a 47-53 vote, the U.S. Senate barely voted down a measure Thursday that would have blocked the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gas emissions

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NewsJune 10, 2010

Senate Eyes Event Data Recorder Rule

The Senate is considering a mandate that would require event data recorders to be installed in medium- and heavy-duty truck

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NewsJune 10, 2010

New FMCSA Guidance Allows For Scanned Driver Logs

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a regulatory guidance simplifying the record keeping and retention requirements for driver logs

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NewsJune 8, 2010

DOE Lowers Forecasts For Diesel As Recent Prices Fall

The Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration has lowered its price forecasts for on-highway diesel to just under $3 a gallon for 2010 and $3.11 for 201

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NewsJune 8, 2010

Court Denies Further Review of TRU Decision

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has denied the American Trucking Associations' request that a full panel reconsider a panel's previous decision that California could continue to enforce its Transport Refrigeration Unit regulatio

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NewsJune 7, 2010

Diesel, Oil Continue to Drop

Diesel prices continued their downward trend this week, falling 3.4 cent

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NewsJune 7, 2010

Georgia Passes Ban on Texting While Driving

Georgia has taken the country one step closer to a nationwide ban on texting while driving; Gov. Sonny Perdue signed an anti-texting-while-driving bill into law last week

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NewsJune 7, 2010

IANA Launches DVIR Processing System

The Intermodal Association of North America has launched the IANA Driver Vehicle Inspection Report Processing System, which helps motor carriers, intermodal equipment providers, facility operators, and maintenance and repair vendors with regulatory compliance and identification of defective equipment

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NewsJune 7, 2010

FMCSA to Propose Easing of Supporting Documents for EOBR Users

Under a pending Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration proposal, carriers that use electronic recorders will get a break on the list of documents required to prove they are in compliance with the hours of service rules

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