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NewsNovember 17, 2009

Diesel Prices Still Hover Around $2.80; Crude Prices Climb

The average price of a gallon of diesel fell about a penny over the past week, with Monday's numbers from the Department of Energy showing a national average of $2.79, down from last week's $2.801

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NewsNovember 16, 2009

NHTSA Responds to Truck Stopping Distance Petitions

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration responded, in part, to petitions for reconsideration about the final rule for truck stopping distance requirements, which were published in July

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NewsNovember 13, 2009

New FMCSA Chief Faces Many Challenges

Anne Ferro starts work this week as the new administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, following her swearing-in late last week. She will oversee an agency dealing with an unprecedented number of critical trucking issues, including another revisit of hours of service rules -- rules she defended as president of the Maryland Motor Truck Association

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NewsNovember 11, 2009

Rhode Island Becomes 19th to Outlaw Texting While Driving

Rhode Island has passed a law that prohibits texting on cell phones while driving, making Rhode Island the 19th state to enact such a la

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NewsNovember 10, 2009

DOE Ups Diesel Price Estimates

The Department of Energy has increased its estimates for diesel prices for the rest of 2009 and into 201

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NewsNovember 10, 2009

New Report Paints Alarming Picture of Our Energy Future

A new report released this week says we're headed for an energy crisis, unless we take practical steps to address energy issues, including increasing demand for oil, higher fuel prices, and diminishing oil supplie

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Articlesby Jim ParkNovember 10, 2009

Idle Reduction: What's Right for Your Fleet?

More than half of all the states in the Union plus the District of Columbia now enforce idling restrictions at either the state, county or municipal leve

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NewsNovember 9, 2009

Valvoline, Tiwi Team Up for Fuel Savings

By teaming up with in-truck driver coaching aid Tiwi, Valvoline is offering fleets real fuel savings through its new Fuel Proof Guarantee program.

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NewsNovember 9, 2009

Diesel Takes First Dip in Four Weeks

Diesel broke its four-week rise, falling 0.7 cents to $2.801 Monday, landing at the same price as Oct. 2

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NewsNovember 6, 2009

CTA Calls For More U.S.-Canada Coordination on Trucking Issues

The U.S. and Canadian governments should work more closely together on regulations aimed at improving competition in the trucking industry, make the highways safer and reduce trucking's environmental footprin

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