AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS

On August 19, ATA filed comments with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission opposing its proposal to use the Producer Price Index plus 1.3 percent as the index for annual changes to the oil pipeline rate ceiling over the next five years. ( Article Continued... )

On July 24, Governor Graves wrote a letter to each Senator outlining the trucking industry’s concerns with a low carbon fuel standard. ( Article Continued... )

ATA submitted comments on July 14 addressing the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for New Medium- and Heavy-Duty Fuel Efficiency Improvement Program ( Article Continued... )

On July 12, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed new volumetric numbers for its 2011 Renewable Fuel Standard. ( Article Continued... )

Last week Governor Graves wrote Representatives Baucus, Levin, Grassley and Camp to reiterate ATA’s support of the renewable diesel tax credit that expired at the end of 2009. ( Article Continued... )

Yesterday, June 30, the United States House of Representatives passed the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act by a vote of 237-192. The legislation, which emerged from a House-Senate conference late last week, ( Article Continued... )

On Friday, the House of Representatives passed the American Workers, State and Business Relief Act, (H.R. 4213), which includes a variety of tax extenders ( Article Continued... )

On June 30, 2010, the United States House of Representatives passed the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act by a vote of 237-192. ( Article Continued... )

On June 29, 2010, ATA testified at a Department of State hearing concerning the construction of a new crude oil pipeline that would link Alberta, Canada and Houston, Texas. ( Article Continued... )

ATA filed comments with the Department of Interior in connection with the Department’s 2007-2012 Outer Continental Oil and Gas Leasing Program. ( Article Continued... )

The United States Senate passed its version of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 by a vote of 59-39. ( Article Continued... )

A federal district court judge in Kansas granted class-action status for two lawsuits claiming that fuel retailers are short-changing consumers by selling “hot fuel.” ( Article Continued... )

On May 3, 2010, ATA filed comments with the Department of Interior in connection with the Department’s 2007-2012 Outer Continental Oil and Gas Leasing Program. ( Article Continued... )

Earlier this year, ATA became aware of reported instances of accelerated corrosion in equipment used to store and dispense ultra low sulfur diesel (ULSD). ( Article Continued... )

Earlier this week, Maine enacted a law to require the use of ultra low sulfur heating oil. ( Article Continued... )

Working with the New Mexico Trucking Association, ATA issued a statement opposing New Mexico’s proposed Greenhouse Gas Emissions Allowances and Trading system. ( Article Continued... )

ATA has become aware of several instances of accelerated corrosion in equipment used to store and dispense ultra low sulfur diesel (ULSD). ( Article Continued... )

A legislative initiative to mandate the sale of 5 percent biodiesel blends in Iowa (HSB 717) recently died in the Iowa House Ways and Means Committee. ( Article Continued... )

On Feb. 3, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule implementing the National Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2) program, ( Article Continued... )

ATA has joined petroleum refiners and other end-users in a legal challenge to California's recently enacted low-carbon fuel standard. ( Article Continued... )

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) voted 4-1 today, Jan. 14, to release a proposed rule limiting the number of derivative contracts that entities may hold for several energy commodities, including crude oil and heating oil. ( Article Continued... )

A coalition of environmental, industry and public health groups sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Jan. 11 calling on the Senate to include funding to cut diesel emissions in upcoming jobs legislation. ( Article Continued... )

Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu on Jan. 11 announced the selection of nine projects totaling more than $187 million to improve fuel efficiency for heavy-duty trucks and passenger vehicles. ( Article Continued... )

In comments submitted to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) on Jan. 11, ATA explained why a cap-and-trade program will increase the price and volatility of diesel fuel while failing to significantly reduce carbon emissions. ( Article Continued... )

On January 15, 2010, ATA filed comments with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s (NJDEP) plan to reduce the sulfur content of fuel oils. ( Article Continued... )

On December 30, 2009, the Governors of 11 Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states signed a memorandum of understanding agreeing to evaluate a regional low carbon fuel program to reduce the carbon intensity of transportation fuels. ( Article Continued... )

The House of Representatives voted 241 to 181 to approve a "tax extenders" bill (H.R. 4213) that would provide a one-year extension to the $1 per gallon tax credit for biodiesel and renewable diesel fuel. ( Article Continued... )

On May 4, ATA sent a letter to the voting members of the National Conference of Weights and Measures, opposing the use of automatic temperature compensation (ATC) devices in connection with the retail sale of diesel fuel. ATA’s letter points out that the ( Article Continued... )

On Nov. 10, ATA submitted a statement to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on the use of natural gas as a substitute for diesel fuel in the trucking industry. ( Article Continued... )

On Nov. 10, ATA filed comments with the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM) on the potential impacts of a regional low carbon fuel standard (LCFS). ( Article Continued... )

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has published two final regulations which will place new requirements on certain trucks and trailers. CARB’s Truck and Bus Regulation phases in diesel particulate filter requirements for trucks operating in Califo ( Article Continued... )

ATA signed on to an Aug. 20 letter drafted by the Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) to Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Gary Gensler. The letter highlights the importance of ensuring that energy commodity prices reflect the conditions o ( Article Continued... )

The National Conference of Weight and Measures (NCWM) will not adopt recommendations either requiring or permitting the installation of automatic temperature compensation (ATC) fuel dispensers. The withdrawal of both the mandatory and permissive ATC ( Article Continued... )

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has begun to identify the projects which will receive the $156 million allocated to the National Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program, which was part of the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA). ( Article Continued... )

On July 7, European Union (EU) finance ministers agreed to a five-year extension of duties imposed upon biodiesel imported from the United States. The EU’s decision was based upon the U.S. tax credits that are given to biodiesel producers/blenders, which ( Article Continued... )

On June 22, ATA called on Congress to increase the transparency of futures markets and impose reasonable aggregate position limits on energy commodities in an effort to mitigate dramatic spikes in fuel prices similar to those in 2008. While the price of ( Article Continued... )

As part of its comprehensive energy strategy, ATA joined a broad coalition of 79 other trade associations in sending a letter urging Congress to bring full transparency in the commodities markets and prevent excessive speculation. ATA is concerned that ( Article Continued... )

The industry is adversely impacted by state boutique diesel fuel mandates. ( Article Continued... )

In June 2006, the country began the transition to ultra low sulfur diesel fuel (ULSD). ( Article Continued... )

The volume and corresponding energy content of a gallon of diesel fuel varies according to its temperature. ( Article Continued... )

ATA supports the voluntary use of high quality biodiesel in low percentage blends. ( Article Continued... )

ATA is working to influence federal policy to help reduce the price of diesel fuel. ( Article Continued... )

The trucking industry consumes more than 39 billion gallons of diesel annually. ( Article Continued... )

On April 22, ATA filed comments with the California Air Resources Board (CARB), asking the agency to delay implementation of its proposed low carbon fuel standard and to embrace a national solution to reducing the carbon intensity of transportation fuels ( Article Continued... )