The American Trucking Associations rolled out a sustainability program aimed at scaling back fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

The “Trucks Deliver a Cleaner Tomorrow” program offers six recommendations that will help the industry shrink its carbon footprint and preserve its livelihood during a time of skyrocketing fuel prices.

In conjunction with the announcement, Schneider National Inc., which bills itsels as the country’s largest truckload carrier, signaled its intent to reduce it’s fleet speed to 60 miles per hour. Earlier this week, DTE Energy of Detroit said it would transition its fleet of 800 trucks and vehicles to biodiesel by mid-2008.

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