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News•May 18, 2009

Right to Repair Bill Gets a Boost in Support

The Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act garnered further support in Congress this week with the addition of Reps. Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Corrine Brown (D-FL) and William Lacy Clay (D-MO) as co-sponsors

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Articles•by Tom Berg•May 18, 2009

Driving GM's 2-Mode Hybrid

Is this the system that will save full-size SUVs and pickups from high-priced gasoline? General Motors' 2-Mode Hybrid, which first appeared about a year ago on the Chevrolet Tahoe and GMC Yukon and recently on Silverado and Sierra 1500-series pickups

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News•May 18, 2009

ATA Calls for Improvement of Hazardous Material Regulations

Congress should eliminate redundant rules and ensure uniformity across jurisdictions in the regulation of transportation of hazardous materials, Con-way Freight Vice President of Safety Robert Petrancosta told a House committee last week

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News•May 18, 2009

Owner-Operator Group Files Lawsuit Against Fatigue Enforcement

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association filed a lawsuit challenging a Minnesota State Patrol's arbitrary enforcement program used to declare truck drivers fatigued and place them out of service

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News•May 18, 2009

More Congressional Support for "Right to Repair"

The Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act (HR 2057) gained two more co-sponsors last week

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News•May 13, 2009

Biodiesel Supplier Opens Hub At Port Of Milwaukee

Innovation Fuels, a New York-based renewable energy company, has begun selling biodiesel to customers from its Midwestern fuels hub at the Port of Milwaukee, Wis., on Lake Michigan

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News•May 12, 2009

Diesel Fuel Up $2.221, But Now Lower Than Gasoline

The average U.S. pump price for on-highway diesel climbed 3.1 cents to $2.216 per gallon in the past week, according to the federal Department of Energy's weekly fuel price report

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News•May 7, 2009

Crude Oil Prices Rise Again

Crude oil prices continued to rise Thursday, closing trading at $56.71 on the New York Mercantile Exchange after rising to over $58 a barrel earlier in the day

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News•May 6, 2009

Oil Prices Rise on Crude Stockpile Report

Oil prices jumped to their highest level so far this year Wednesday, settling at $56.34 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange

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News•May 6, 2009

'Jason's Law' Introduced in Senate

New York Sen. Chuck Schumer has introduced companion legislation in the Senate to a bill in the House that would implement a pilot program to address shortages in safe parking for commercial motor vehicles on the National Highway System

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