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NewsAugust 4, 2009

Oregon B2 Requirement Effective Wednesday

Oregon will start enforcing a 2 percent biodiesel requirement today, making it the third state mandating the fue

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NewsAugust 3, 2009

Speculation Blamed for Petroleum Run-up

Speculation in the petroleum futures market was a major contributor to the rise in oil prices during 2008, according to Gary Gensler, chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission

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NewsAugust 3, 2009

Diesel Up 2.2 Cents This Week

The price of diesel inched up 2.2 cents per gallon this week, the second consecutive weekly increas

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NewsAugust 3, 2009

GAO: Highway Trust Fund Not All Spend on Highways

The U.S. Department of Transportation allocated $78 billion in Highway Trust Fund money toward purposes other than construction and maintenance of highways and bridges during the fiscal years 2004 through 2008

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NewsJuly 31, 2009

Congress Votes to Give Highway Trust Fund $7 Billion Boost

Both the Senate and the House of Representatives voted this week to shore up the Highway Trust Fund with a $7 billion boost, to complete highway construction projects planned for the rest of the 2009 fiscal year

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NewsJuly 31, 2009

Lawmakers Take Action Against Texting Following Virginia Tech Study

In response to a recent study by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute that highlights the dangers of texting while driving, lawmakers have rolled out new legislation that would ban texting on a cell phone or other device while driving. A new federal bill, known as the Avoiding Life-Endangering and Reckless Texting by Drivers Ac

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NewsJuly 30, 2009

ATA Supports Tax Credits for Idle Reduction Devices

The American Trucking Associations voiced its support of H.R. 3383, which gives tax credits for the purchase of idling reduction systems for diesel-powered on-highway vehicles

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NewsJuly 30, 2009

Smith Newton Releases Electric Truck to the U.S.

Smith Newton has unveiled its electric trucks in the U.S., with first customers including Coca-Cola, Staples, Frito-Lay, AT&T, Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Kansas City Power & Light

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NewsJuly 29, 2009

DOT Drug Testing Rules Back Into Effect Aug. 31

The Department of Transportation passed a final rule, reinstating the requirements for observation collection of urine samples for all return-to-duty and follow-up drug tests, effective August 31

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NewsJuly 28, 2009

Deferred Prosecution Means a Conviction for Washington CDL Holders

Under new legislation already in effect, Commercial Driver License holders in Washington State who enter a DUI deferred prosecution program will have a conviction on their hands

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