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Aug 25, 2010

GHG compliance * USA - California's one could save carriers money over time

Tacoma,WA,USA -FleetOwner, by Sean Kilcarr -Aug 23, 2010: -- Despite the costs of complying with the CARB new heavy-duty tractor-trailer greenhouse gas regulation mandate that went into effect Jan. 1 this year, some fleets are finding they may come out ahead in the long run... For example, Tacoma, WA-based Interstate Distributor Co., operates a fleet of more than 2,000 tractors and 6,800 trailers and is currently installing Aeroflex side skirts on 2,058 of its trailers. The carrier is getting the cost of installation partially offset via a $175,000 grant from the Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Resource Center (PPRC). Obtained that money, from a $875,972 grant from the EPA Diesel Emissions Reduction Act... Freight Wing, said product registered fuel economy savings of up to 7% in independent SAE/TMC J1321 track testing conducted by Energotest two years ago. At that level of fuel economy savings, a fleet would be able to pay off its investment in trailer side fairings after roughly 50,000 mi. of operation... (Picture by Louis and Minerva Wiss of Seattle, Washington, who are company drivers for Interstate Distributor Co. of Tacoma, Washington)

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Aug 27, 2008

SAVING MONEY * USA - Road Rangers reducing hours of operation and number of trucks

The Florida Department of Transportation's popular free roadside service is reducing hours and putting fewer trucks on the road because of state budget cuts

Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA -The South Florida Sun-Sentinel, by Michael Turnbell -August 27, 2008: -- ... On Oct. 1, it will shrink from 12 to 10 trucks on I-95, I-595 and I-75 in Broward. Starting Monday, the service patrol will go from seven to five trucks on Interstate 95 in Palm Beach County. The new hours will be 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays... Officials say 75 percent of past Road Ranger calls and 70 percent of crashes occur during the day on weekdays. But some drivers say they count on the service when problems can happen at the worst possible time... (Photo by Joe Cavaretta/Sun Sentinel - Road Ranger Timothy James Chatigny drives on I-95 past I-595, as traffic whizzes by, Monday, April 14, 2008 in Ft. Lauderdale. The state is debating cutting the program because of tax revenue shortfalls)

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