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> The trucking industry exclusively serves 80 percent of all communities in the U.S. for the products and goods they receive.
> In 2006, commercial trucks consumed nearly 54 billion gallons of diesel fuel and gasoline.
> By 2018, the trucking industry will haul 70 percent of total U.S. freight tonnage.
> A one-penny increase in the price of diesel annualized over an entire year costs the trucking industry an additional $391 million a year.
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| ATA Unveils Progressive New Highway Safety Agenda | |
 ATA unveiled a bold new 18-point highway safety agenda June 9 on Capitol Hill. Based on recommendations by ATA’s Safety Task Force, the newly adopted safety policies address commercial and passenger vehicle driver performance, safer vehicles and equipment, and motor carrier performance. Article Continued...
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| Surface Transportation Proposal Recognizes Critical Role of Freight | |
 The American Trucking Associations (ATA) applauds the leaders of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and its Highways and Transit Subcommittee for their efforts to develop a comprehensive transportation and infrastructure plan for the future. Article Continued...
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| Safety Belt Use Increases as ATA Encourages Drivers to Buckle Up | |  The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently announced that safety belt use by drivers of medium and heavy-duty commercial vehicles increased to 72 percent in 2008. That figure is up 7 percentage points from 65 percent the previous year. Article Continued...
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