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<title>Jevic shuts down; cites high fuel prices, operating costs</title>
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<description><![CDATA[May 19, 2008 - 
High fuel, insurance prices and a slumping economy has forced the Delanco, NJ-based carrier Jevic Transportation to shut down operations.
The less-than-truckload carrier has more than 1,100 trucks  and more than 1,200 drivers.
In a press release on the company Web site, president David Gorman stated that Jevic stopped accepting shipments on Monday, May 19. The company will deliver anything that&#8217;s already in the pipeline before closing down completely.
Employees who had ]]></description>
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<dc:date>2008-05-20T15:31:55-04:00</dc:date>
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<title>Diesel jumps another 16.6 cents to average $4.497 nationwide</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Record-high fuel prices have left many truckers wondering when or if they are going to see a drop in fuel price any time soon. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported a 16.6-cent increase this past week, raising the national average to $4.497 per gallon for diesel on Monday, May 19.
The price for a gallon of diesel has risen more than $1.694  from the same time period last year.
All nine regions are reporting increases of at least 14.7 cents a gallon, with the New England region re]]></description>
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<dc:date>2008-05-20T15:29:25-04:00</dc:date>
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<title>Senators want truck weights kept at 80,000 pounds</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Tuesday, May 20, 2008  &#8211;&#160;  A pair of senators have introduced a bill intended to lock in the current weight limit of 80,000 pounds for trucks on U.S. roads.
In addition to keeping the maximum weight at 80,000 pounds, the bill, S3021, introduced by Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-NJ, and Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-MO, also seeks to establish a maximum length of 53 feet for trailers.
The bill was introduced the day after a coalition calling for longer and heavier trucks staged a &#8220;fly-in&]]></description>
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<dc:date>2008-05-20T15:26:36-04:00</dc:date>
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