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Bill Seeks to Increase Max Truck Weight to 97K

WASHINGTON - Over-the-highway trucks will be able to carry up to 97,000 pounds if the Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009, which is currently in House subcommittee, passes. Under present law, trucks can carry up to 80,000 pounds.

Tags: American Trucking Associations, ATA

December 9, 2009 - Industry News

National Truck Tonnage Dips Slightly, Says ATA

WASHINGTON - Truck tonnage declined less than one-half-percent in October, the last month for which tonnage numbers were available.

Tags: American Trucking Associations, ATA

July 8, 2009 - Industry News

Study Shows Dramatic Reductions in Diesel Engine Emissions

WASHINGTON - A new study shows that clean diesel technologies in engines manufactured beginning in 2007 not only reduced certain emissions by 90 percent over 2004 models, but far exceeded expectations in their performance in cleaning up the nation's air quality.

Tags: American Trucking Associations, ATA, CARB, Department of Energy, emissions, EPA

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