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News•October 7, 2009

FMCSA Making Pre-employment Driver Screening Easier

Commercial motor carriers will soon have electronic access to driver inspection and crash records as part of the hiring process through a new program of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administratio

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News•October 7, 2009

DOE Outlook Forecasts Lower Diesel Prices, CO2 Emissions

The Department of Energy has lowered its projection for diesel prices in the fourth quarter and forecasts a 5.9 percent fall in U.S. carbon dioxide emissions this year

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News•October 7, 2009

EIA Releases First Outlook of Oil Price Uncertainty

The U.S. Energy Information Administration announced the first results of its Energy and Financial Markets Initiative, an effort launched in September to better understand what drives energy price

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News•October 6, 2009

FMCSA Exempt From October Budget Cuts

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will not be affected by the recession-related cuts to surface transportation programs under the one-month Continuing Resolutio

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News•October 5, 2009

OOIDA Supports Texting Ban

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association voiced its support for a texting while driving ban for both truckers and drivers of four wheelers Monda

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News•October 5, 2009

Diesel Down For Fifth Straight Week

The average price of diesel continued its fall for the fifth straight week, dropping another 1.9 cents to $2.58

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Articles•by Tom Berg•October 2, 2009

Federal Stimulus Includes Billions For Alternative-fuel and Electric Vehicles

Kimberly Taylor of the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute was almost ecstatic. "The whole world is watching their calendar, waiting for their grants to come out," she said of people in the business of producing and using cars, truck

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News•October 1, 2009

DOT to Commence Work on Cell Phone Restrictions for Truck Drivers

The Department of Transportation plans to write rules banning text messaging and restricting cell phone use in moving trucks and buses

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News•October 1, 2009

Administration's Distracted Driving Efforts Include Trucker Phone Restrictions

The Department of Transportation plans to embark on a rulemaking process that would ban text messaging and restrict the use of cell phones by truck and bus drivers

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News•October 1, 2009

Ontario Cracks Down on Cell Phone Use While Driving

The Ontario Legislature has passed a law banning the use of handheld devices to talk, text or e-mail while drivin

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