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Dependable Supply Chain Services deploys Orange EV electric trucks as step towards zero-emission freight facility

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DHE, with support from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and additional project partners, will make further investments in electric forklifts, over-the-road electric trucks, and charging infrastructure, all powered with solar energy generated onsite.

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US Transportation Secretary LaHood issues “Blueprint for Ending Distracted Driving”; $2.4M for California, Delaware pilot projects

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Nationwide, 39 states, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands and Guam ban texting behind the wheel. Ten states, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands and Guam prohibit all hand-held cell phone use while driving. Blueprint for Ending Distracted Driving.

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EPA announces availability of $26M for projects to reduce diesel emissions from existing fleet

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California Air Resources Board (CARB)-verified retrofit technologies or certified engine configurations. Region 9 (Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands): EPA is requesting proposals between $500,000 and $4,400,000. Idle-reduction technologies that are EPA verified.

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