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Diesel soars 23 cents/g; Bill seeking LCVs introduced
NEW YORK -- The average price of diesel in the US skyrocketed 20 to 30 cents a gallon this past week, depending on the part of the country, with the national average at $4.7 per gallon, according to weekly figures from the U.S. DOT's Energy Information Administration.
CARB proposes retrofit emissions reduction regulations
SACRAMENTO -- The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has tabled two separate draft regulation proposals that could hit truckers deep in the pocketbook. The first would require an EPA'07-equivelant retro-fit for trucks built prior to 1998. The second proposal would require all 2011-model-year and later equipment be EPA SmartWay certified in order to operate 53-ft trailers on California highways.