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Several Class 8 Hybrids Being Developed, But Experts Say Many Obstacles Still Loom

WASHINGTON — Several prototype Class 8 hybrid trucks are currently under development, but the technical and economic obstacles in the way of placing reliable and fuel-efficient heavy hybrid over-the-road trucks in service remain daunting, experts told a House subcommittee.

June 16, 2008

Diesel Holds at $4.692 a Gallon

The national average price of diesel fuel was unchanged Monday from a week ago, holding at $4.692 a gallon, the Department of Energy said.

June 16, 2008

DOT’s Freight Transport Index Rises Slightly

The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index for April rose slightly from a year ago, but was unchanged from March, DOT said Wednesday.

June 11, 2008

FMCSA Extends CDL-Permit Comment Period to July 9

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended a comment period for states to establish commercial learner’s permits by a month, to July 9.

June 11, 2008

Two Truck Drivers Killed in European Fuel-Price Protests

Police cleared striking truckers who were protesting high fuel prices from the Spanish-French border, and two striking drivers were killed in separate incidents in Spain and Portugal, the Associated Press reported Wednesday.

June 11, 2008

ATA Petitions Against Boston Hazmat Rules

American Trucking Associations has asked the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to prevent changes Boston recently made to its hazardous materials routing designations and permitting process.

June 10, 2008

TWIC Contractor Under Fire for Leaving Callers on Hold

The call center run by the contractor responsible for overseeing the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program has delayed additional enrollments by leaving workers on hold for more than 20 minutes on average, the chairman of the House Committee on ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøland Security said.

June 11, 2008

TWIC Machines Faulty, Lawmaker Says

Most of the machines that process the Transportation Worker Identification Credential cards are broken, according to a House lawmaker, the Associated Press reported.

June 11, 2008

Letters to the Editor: Fuel-Cost Crisis, Drug & Alcohol Testing, Trucker Pride

I joined the company where I work about three months ago, and one of my top-priority jobs has been fuel usage. We had to look at our idling time because all our trucks are sleepers and the drivers run in 48 states.

June 11, 2008