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NewsMay 5, 2008

Oil Hits New Record, Diesel Prices Fall Slightly

Last week's average retail price for a gallon of diesel fell nearly 3 cents from the previous week but was still $1.357 more than it was a year ago, and a new record for crude oil prices could send fue

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NewsMay 2, 2008

Transportation Secretary Launches Blog

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters launched Fast Lane, the DOT's new blog.

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NewsMay 1, 2008

Highway Trust Fund Fix Being Debated as Part of Aviation Bill

An aviation funding bill being debated in the Senate contains a measure to shore up the federal Highway Trust Fund

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NewsApril 30, 2008

CDL Holders Must Re-Test When Moving to Illinois

Effective May 1, Illinois becomes the first state to require out-of-state CDL holders moving to Illinois to pass the written and road tests before they are issued an Illinois CDL

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NewsApril 30, 2008

Fuel Tax Holiday Proposed in New York State

New York Assembly Republican Leader James Tedisco and the Assembly Republican Conference Wednesday called for relieving some of the pain at the pump by instituting a "summer holiday" from state fuel taxes

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NewsApril 29, 2008

Obama, Clinton Disagree on Fuel Tax Holiday

The issue of high fuel prices was addressed on the campaign trail Monday, as Democratic presidential hopefuls Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama disagreed on a proposal to suspend fuel taxes for the summer

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NewsApril 28, 2008

Diesel, Oil Again Set Record Highs

Diesel prices hit another record last week, with the average price reported by the Energy Information Administration at $4.177 nationally, up $1.366 from a year ago and up 3.4 cents from last week's record-setting price

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NewsApril 28, 2008

Truckers Take Fuel Protest to DC

A convoy of truckers, horns blaring, drove into Washington, D.C., Monday morning to protest high fuel prices

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NewsApril 25, 2008

Bill Would Mandate Fuel Surcharge Pass-Through

Two U.S. senators last week introduced a bill to stop unscrupulous brokers and other middle-men who charge shippers for fuel costs, but don't pass those costs on to the operators who actually pay for the fuel

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NewsApril 23, 2008

Tools to Cope with the Fuel Crisis

Fuel, the price of it and conserving it, remains the most critical issue facing truckers. On April 21, the price of diesel spiked to highs, of $4.60 a gallon in some areas

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