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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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| Senators Introduce Anti-privatization Bills | |
 Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) introduced legislation on April 24 to limit incentives for private investors leasing roads or highways through public-private-partnerships, and reduce expensive federal subsidies for highway privatization. Article Continued...
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| ATA Urges Quick Action on Jason’s Law | |
ATA supports “Jason’s Law,” legislation in Congress that would implement a pilot program to address shortages in safe parking for commercial motor vehicles on the National Highway System. Article Continued...
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| Card Check Battle Not Over | |
 ATA encourages members to continue voicing opposition to the Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 (EFCA). Tell your elected officials in the House and Senate about the negative effects that the bill, also called Card Check, would have on the trucking industry and the business community. Article Continued...
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