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News•September 25, 2009

House Votes to Extend Highway Spending for Three Months

The U.S. House of Representatives this week passed a bill that would extend current federal highway spending programs for three months

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News•September 23, 2009

Missouri Driver Pleads Not Guilty in Crash-related Deaths

An Associated Wholesale Grocers driver from Missouri pleaded not guilty Wednesday to accusations that he is at fault for the 10 deaths that occurred in a June 26 cras

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News•September 23, 2009

Resolution to Cross-border Trucking Dispute On Hold

Roy Kienitz, the Department of Transportation's undersecretary for policy, does not expect the Obama administration to move on resolving the cross-border trucking issue this year, according to an article in Inside U.S. Trade

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News•September 21, 2009

New Federal Initiative Focuses on Women in Transportation Field

Through a partnership between the U.S. Department of Transportation and Spelman College, a new program has been developed to encourage girls to pursue careers in science, engineering and technology and help women in the field achieve their goal

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News•September 21, 2009

Diesel Sees Third Consecutive Fall

The average price of diesel fell 1.2 cents to $2.622 this week, the third consecutive weekly declin

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News•September 18, 2009

Volvo to Test BioDME as Potential Vehicle Fuel

Volvo Trucks plans to conduct field tests involving BioDME, a biofuel that generates low carbon dioxide emissions, to assess the potential of dimethyl ether as a vehicle fue

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News•September 18, 2009

FMCSA Rolls Out CSA 2010 Web Site

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has rolled out a new web site to provide information about the Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010, or CSA 2010

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News•September 18, 2009

Transport Funding Measure Contains Weight Increase for Maine

The Senate late last week passed a bill containing a proposal by Sen. Susan Collins to allow 100,000 pound, six-axle trucks on Maine's I-95 in a one-year pilot program

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News•September 17, 2009

Ferro Confirmation Hearing Set

The Senate Commerce Committee will hold a confirmation hearing Sept. 23 on President Obama's nomination of Anne Ferro, president and CEO of the Maryland Motor Truck Association, to head the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

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News•September 17, 2009

House Passes Green Vehicle Bill

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill that would promote research and development for more fuel efficient light, medium and heavy-duty vehicles

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