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NewsSeptember 24, 2008

DC Convoy Draws Fewer Than Expected, But Delivers Fuel Message

Although fewer truckers showed up than organizers hoped, they say a protest in Washington, D.C. Tuesday over high fuel prices did generate some valuable local and national coverage in the media

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NewsSeptember 23, 2008

Trucking Calls for Comprehensive Plan to Limit Fuel Costs' Effect on the Economy

A top trucking official Tuesday urged the Bush Administration and Congress to implement a comprehensive energy plan that will ensure an affordable supply of oil and limit the effect of rising fuel costs on the U.S. economy

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NewsSeptember 22, 2008

Diesel Prices Lowest In Five Months, But Oil Prices Spike

The average price of a gallon of diesel fell below $4 a gallon for the first time since April, but oil prices had their biggest one-day price spike ever Monday because of concerns about the crisis on Wall Street

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NewsSeptember 19, 2008

Proposed Legislation Would Offer Loans For Truckers Hit By Fuel Prices

U.S. Rep. Brian Baird (D-Wash.) has introduced legislation that would provide low interest loans to truckers and other small transportation businesses struggling to keep their businesses afloat in the face of record high fuel prices

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NewsSeptember 16, 2008

Fuel, Oil Prices Drop Despite Ike

Crude oil and diesel prices continue their decline, despite Hurricane Ike disrupting refinery activity in the Gulf of Mexico

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NewsSeptember 11, 2008

Senate Passes Highway Trust Fund Fix

The Senate late Wednesday approved legislation to transfer $8 billion to restore solvency to the Highway Trust Fund

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NewsSeptember 10, 2008

House Votes To End Cross-Border Program

The U.S. House of Representatives late Tuesday passed a bill that would immediately end the controversial Mexican cross-border truck pilot program

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NewsSeptember 8, 2008

Diesel Prices Fall, Oil Traders Eye Ike, OPEC

Diesel prices continue to drop closer to the $4-a-gallon mark, with the national average at $4.059 according to weekly retail figures released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration

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NewsSeptember 4, 2008

David Kelly Named Acting NHTSA Administrator

This week, President George W. Bush appointed David Kelly acting administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Previously, Kelly was the agency's chief of staff, serving as the top advisor to Administrator Nicole Nason

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NewsSeptember 2, 2008

Diesel Prices Continue To Drop

Weekly diesel price average figures from the federal government released Tuesday show that the retail price of diesel fuel continues to fall

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