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HIGH FUEL COSTS * Canada - Truck industry adapts to
Streamlining and reduced speeds are helping long-haul truckers cope
Montreal,Qbc,CAN -Canwest News Service, by Rene Bruemmer -August 27, 2008: -- Speed limits in the United States are as high as 120 kilometres per hour, but speed reductions are one of several fuel-saving measures the trucking industry has been using since the price of diesel rocketed in the past year... Diesel was selling for about $1.40 a litre in Montreal -- double what it cost 13 years ago... In the face of diminishing profit margins, trucking firms are making their fleets more aerodynamic, putting in generators to cut down on idling costs, and installing speed limiters...The days of bulky, square-nosed trucks with massive radiators and protruding exhaust pipes are slowly being phased out as truck design moves toward more aerodynamic rounded corners and recessed headlights and tanks...
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