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Price of diesel fuel surges 10.5 cents for a 2009 high

The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel nationwide jumped 10.5 cents to $2.705 a gallon, its highest price since November 17, 2008, when it was $2.809, according to US Department of Energy information...

Commercial vehicle markets on a slow road to recovery

After three consecutive years of double-digit production declines, including more than 40% declines in 2009, the medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicle markets are at the beginning of a three-year period of steady growth, according to ACT Research Co...

Surface trade with Canada, Mexico falls 28% in July ‘09

Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 28% lower in July 2009 than in July 2008...

DOT summit spotlights distracted-driving issue

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood called for regulations to ban cell phone use while operating commercial vehicles. The call to action came during a special distracted-driving summit meeting convened September 30-October 1 by the Department of Transportation (DOT)....

Errors mar New York Times
distracted-driving articles

The New York Times’ September 28 story about truck driver distraction presented misleading characterizations of American Trucking Associations (ATA) policies and views on the subject, and included factual errors on truck crash data compiled by federal safety officials...

Price of diesel fuel falls for fifth straight week

The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel nationwide dropped for a fifth straight week, declining 1.9 cents to $2.582 a gallon, according to US Department of Energy information...

Survey finds lack of consensus on funding road improvements

Survey finds lack of consensus on funding road improvements Health care reform was in the driver's seat when Congress returned from its summer recess, but finding a long-term way to pay for America's surface transportation needs was riding shotgun...

Peterbilt promoting natural gas power

Vocational fleets are prime candidates for natural gas fueled trucks and tractors, and Peterbilt Motors Company believes it has the right product for them. The truck builder currently offers two heavy-duty truck models with natural gas engines...

New brake rules from NHTSA

New breaking standards for commercial truck tractors were issued in July and will be phased in over four years. Issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the new standard cuts the truck stopping distance by roughly 30%...

Diesel projected at an average price of $2.88 through 2010; trucking will benefit

Amid the dire news of layoffs and bankruptcies, there is a ray of sunshine: The projected average retail price for diesel fuel is $2.47 per gallon for 2009 and $2.88 for 2010, according to the Energy Information Administration's (EIA) Short-Term Energy Outlook...

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