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Article: Truckers say lower speed limit would cut fuel consumption
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
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- May 9, 2008
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DAN CATERINICCHIA, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
05-09-2008
Truckers say lower speed limit would cut fuel consumption
By DAN CATERINICCHIA, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Date: 05-09-2008, Friday
Section: BUSINESS
Edtion: All Editions
WASHINGTON — Struggling with record diesel prices, the trucking industry's main trade group Thursday introduced a plan to reduce fuel consumption and emissions over the next decade mainly by having its members slow down.
The American Trucking Associations, whose members include FedEx Corp., UPS Inc. and Con-way Inc., says adherence to a handful of new proposals will reduce fuel consumption by 86 billion gallons and carbon dioxide emissions — ...