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Safety Legislation Newsletter:
Excellent read for autohauling, carhauling, Cottrell, and Autotransport information. This issue includes
Safety legislation: Definitely pertinent to today’s carhauler as safety has to be priority #!
Straps versus chains: Carhaulers are required by manufacturers to have strap units but what do you do if you have a chain unit trailer? Good information on what to do.
Will reducing the speed limit of your Carhauler be beneficial? opinions vary but
some trucking companies are going to this option
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Safety Legislation Newsletter PDF
From Truckinginfo.com
January 2012
Image by TruckPR via FlickrClean Energy Fuels Corp. unveiled the route plan for the first phase of 150 new LNG fueling stations along what it’s calling “America’s Natural Gas Highway.”
The company already has identified 98 locations and anticipates having 70 stations open by the end of 2012.
Due to an agreement with Pilot Flying J, many of the fueling stations will be co-located at Pilot travel centers.
Major highway segments planned for early opening include those linking:
* San Diego, Los Angeles, Riverside and Las Vegas;
* the Texas Triangle (Houston, San Antonio, Dallas/Ft. Worth);
* Los Angeles and Dallas;
* Houston and Chicago;
* Chicago and Atlanta;
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US Fuel Prices May Be Volatile After Northeast US Refinery Closures
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Navistar Says SCR Systems Can Be Defeated
By Light Medium Truck
Navistar Inc. recently attacked competitors’ 2010 selective catalytic control engines on two fronts, telling environmental regulators that pollution controls on the engines could be easily defeated, and telling fleet managers that every gallon of diesel fuel an SCR engine saves will come at the cost of at least that much diesel exhaust fluid consumed.
