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News•September 17, 2009

FMCSA Extends Deadline for Comments on State Registration Fees

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is giving an additional 10 days for comments on its proposal to increase state registration fees for carriers starting next year, under the Unified Carrier Registration Plan

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News•September 16, 2009

Chamber of Commerce: Inaction on Cross-border Trucking Costs Jobs

A new study by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce points to the U.S. refusal to allow cross-border trucking with Mexico as one of the things costing American job

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News•September 16, 2009

Could EPA Proposal Mean Trouble for Navistar 15-Liter Strategy?

UPDATED 9/29/09 -- A proposal from the Environmental Protection Agency could throw a monkey wrench into Navistar's plans to buy enough pre-2010-emissions 15-liter engines from other engine makers to get it through until its own 15-liter, 2010-certified engines are ready

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Articles•by Deborah Lockridge•September 15, 2009

Research Shows Oil Viscosity Affects Fuel Economy

You could save as much as 1 percent on your fuel economy simply by switching from a 15W-40 engine oil to a 10W-30 engine oil, according to new research from Chevron Oronite

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Articles•by Oliver Patton•September 15, 2009

Truck Fuel Economy Regulation on the Horizon

Well-managed fleets focus on fuel efficiency the way a surgeon focuses on the tip of his scalpel. It is, after all, a life-and-death issu

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Articles•by Oliver Patton•September 15, 2009

The Fight Against Global Warming: What's at Stake For Trucking in Cap-and-Trade

The effort to create a cap-and-trade system to limit carbon emissions is generating more questions than answers right now, including whether or not Congress will be able to actually pass a bill

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News•September 15, 2009

Pilot's First DEF Pump Now Operational

Pilot Travel Centers began operating its diesel exhaust fluid fuel island pump in Brooks, Ore., in preparation to serve vehicles equipped with selective catalytic reduction technolog

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News•September 14, 2009

Diesel Down For Second Week in a Row

Diesel prices are down for the second week in a row, slipping 1.3 cents this wee

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News•September 14, 2009

Pilot Program for Heavier Trucks Praised, Attacked

A federal proposal to allow a pilot program testing heavier tractor-trailers drew both praise and fire Friday

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News•September 11, 2009

OOIDA Says Minnesota Troopers Had No Authority Over Interstate Truckers

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has broadened a lawsuit challenging Minnesota's controversial truck driver fatigue checklist, and now says the Minnesota State Patrol had no authority to issue citations to drivers of interstate motor carriers prior to Aug. 1

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