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NewsApril 20, 2010

ATA Supports Bill to Curb Energy Market Speculation

Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) has introduced legislation to curb excessive commodity speculation and protect the trucking industry's ability to hedge its exposure to increased fuel prices

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NewsApril 19, 2010

Nebraska Worker Classification Bill Does Not Negatively Impact Trucking

Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman signed a bill into law last week, ending the practice of misclassifying workers as independent contractors in the construction and delivery sectors

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NewsApril 19, 2010

Diesel Up Slightly; Oil Continues Sharp Drop

Diesel prices across the nation continued their upward trend, gaining half a penny this week to a national average of $3.074 a gallo

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NewsApril 19, 2010

FMCSA Posts New Presentation on CSA 2010 For Drivers

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has posted a new presentation on its web site to educate drivers about its Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010, or CSA 2010

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NewsApril 19, 2010

API Economist Warns of Potential of Bad Energy Policy

CINCINNATI -- The general public doesn't know much about the oil industry - and a lot of what they think they know is wrong, said John Felmy, chief economist for the American Petroleum Institute, Sunday during an educational session at the National Private Truck Council annual meeting. And that lack of knowledge, he says, can lead to misguided public policy

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ArticlesApril 16, 2010

HDAW Session Highlights Hybrids

Diesel-electric hybrids are proving ever more popular in vocations such as utility trucks and pickup and delivery

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NewsApril 16, 2010

Oil Plunges to Lowest Settlement Since End of March

Following news that the Securities and Exchange Commission was charging investment bank Goldman Sachs with fraud related to subprime mortgages, oil prices plunged to their lowest level this month on Frida

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NewsApril 16, 2010

Iowa Bill Raises Weight Limits on Country Roads

Iowa Gov. Chet Culver has signed a bill into law setting higher weight limits for six- and seven-axle trucks that travel on country roads

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NewsApril 15, 2010

Biodiesel Board Urges Congress to Move on Biodiesel Tax Break

The National Biodiesel Board has written a letter urging Congress to retroactively reinstate the biodiesel tax incentive, which expired on Dec. 31, 2009

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NewsApril 14, 2010

Bipartisan Letter Calls For Repeal of Mexican Truck Program

In a recent letter written to Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and U.S. Trade Representative Ronald Kirk, Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) and 78 members of Congress urge the administration to repeal the Mexican truck progra

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