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America is on pace this year to ship more gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel than any other single export, according to U.S. Census data going back to 1990. A decade ago, fuel wasn't even among the top 25 exports. View the full article -
Interstate truck and bus drivers are prohibited from using handheld cell phones while driving as of today, Jan. 3, under a final rule posted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. View the full article
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FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro will address the Opening Session of the 50th Anniversary Mid-West Truckers Association Convention and Mid-West Truck & Trailer Show, February 3, in Peoria, Illinois. View the full article
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In California, gasoline consumption decreased 2.0 percent in the third quarter and declined 2.1 percent in September. Diesel fuel consumption increased 6.6 percent in the third quarter and rose 7.0 percent in September compared to last year. View the full article
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J.J. Keller and Associates has a new CEO: James J. Keller, previously the company's president and COO, succeed his brother Robert L. Keller as president/CEO effective Jan 1, 2012. View the full article
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There will be no news posted on Truckinginfo.com Friday, Dec. 30, or Monday, Jan. 2, due to the New Year's holiday. View the full article
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The way that environmentalists bad-mouth carbon dioxide, it should be a four-letter word. Of course it is abbreviated to three characters - CO2. View the full article
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In a Reason-Rupe poll of 1,200 adults, 58% of respondents said they would rather pay tolls if and when they use a particular lane or highway, rather than paying higher fuel taxes. View the full article
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United States Secretary of Energy Dr. Steven Chu will give the keynote address at the 2012 Green Truck Summit on Monday, March 5 at The Work Truck Show 2012. View the full article
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Tolling on one of the state's busiest bridges is set to begin Thursday, but state transportation officials are expecting traffic on the route to be much lighter than usual. View the full article
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Commercial trailer net orders surged in November, with 28,393 trailers added to the order board. View the full article
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U.S. international containerized trade grew about 3.7% in 2011, a sharp slowdown from double-digit gains from the year before, according to preliminary figures from PIERS. View the full article
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Effective 12:01 a.m. on Sunday Jan. 1, 2012, new toll rates and other changes take effect at Maryland's toll facilities. View the full article
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Ron Phares of Springfield, IL, was drawn as the grand-prize winner of Illinois-based Truck Centers, Inc.'s "12 Days of Christmas" promotion. View the full article
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A Wayne State University study published in the January 2012 issue of the journal Epidemiology points out that two influential early studies of cellphone use and crash risk may have overestimated the relative risk of conversation on cellphones while driving. View the full article
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In its fifth straight weekly decline, diesel prices dropped 3.7 cents this week in the Department of Energy's weekly price survey. View the full article
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The owner of a suspected chameleon carrier, DDL Transport, LLC, was indicted in Columbus, Ga. on several counts stemming from non-disclosure of information and operating with under an out-of-service order. View the full article
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National Association of Manufacturers has come out against trucking's new hours-of-service rule, saying the rule will have a negative impact on manufacturers' supply chains, distribution operations and productivity. View the full article
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Reported volumes of used Classe 3-8 truck sales continued their slide into negative territory in November. View the full article
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A study released on Friday by the U.S. Energy Information Administration suggests gasoline prices could spike and ultra-low sulfur diesel supplies could be compromised by the potential closure of three Delaware Valley refineries. View the full article
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First, airline pilots were handed a new set of HOS rules. Then trucking got new marching orders from FMCSA. Bus drivers may be next. FMCSA has published a public listening session notice for motorcoach HOS. View the full article
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Truckers in Montreal, Que. have begun charging customers traffic surcharges to compensate for increased operating costs. View the full article
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They've pretty much taken over the vehicle lighting business, and they don't cost nearly as much as when they first appeared about 20 years ago. So LEDs - lamps made with light-emitting diodes - aren't stolen like they once were. View the full article
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MDOT has released a list of park and ride lots truckers can use during snow storms of six inches or more instead of parking along highway ramps and shoulders. View the full article
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As we near the end of 2011, it's time to take a look back at some of the top stories of the year. To do so, we looked at the most-visited stories on our website, Truckinginfo.com, and combined it with what HDT's editors saw as the most important stories of the year. View the full article
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