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News•April 2, 2009

Bill Would Expand Truck Size and Weight Restrictions

Two days after a bill was introduced in the House that would allow states to set higher weight limits for trucks on Interstates within their borders, a competing bill was announced to keep bigger, heavier trucks off the roads

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News•April 1, 2009

FMCSA Tightens Rules on Fines

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration gave notice that it is tightening its standards on fines for safety violations.

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News•April 1, 2009

ATA Supports Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009

The American Trucking Associations put out a statement saying it "strongly supports" a bill that would allow states to approve the operation of trucks on Interstates with a gross weight of 97,000 pounds

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News•April 1, 2009

Bill in House Would Address Truck Weights

A bill that would allow states to authorize an increase in their weight limits on Interstate highways was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives Monday.

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News•March 30, 2009

Diesel Prices Rise, Crude Falls

The average price of diesel fuel nationwide jumped 13.1 cents last week, according to Monday's report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration

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News•March 30, 2009

Diesel Technology Forum to Host Free Webinar

The Diesel Technology Forum announced it will host a free webinar on April 9 on "Diesel Fuel: Production, Demand and Prices.

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News•March 26, 2009

California State Treasurer Announces Partnership to Help Diesel Trucks Reduce Emissions

California State Treasurer Bill Lockyer announced his office will team with the California Air Resources Board (ARB) on a $48 million loan guarantee program to help California truckers comply with new diesel emissions regulations

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News•March 23, 2009

Diesel Prices Head Back Up

After falling nearly every week since they peaked last July, diesel prices this week took a hike back upward, with the national average price of a gallon jumping 7.3 cents to $2.09

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News•March 23, 2009

Suncor, Petro-Canada to Merge

Two of Canada's biggest oil companies announced they plan to merge: Suncor Energy and Petro-Canada. The new entity will operate under the Suncor name, but will keep the Petro-Canada brand name for refined products

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News•March 22, 2009

Navistar, Competitors Continue Sparring Over SCR

The word-war over the two paths being taken to meet 2010 exhaust limits by North American truck and engine builders continued at the Mid-America Trucking Show.

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