National Average Price for Regular Unleaded Current: $3.326; Month Ago: $3.302; Year Ago: $2.396. National Average Price for Diesel Current: $3.653; Month Ago: $3.584; Year Ago: $2.634.

The American Trucking Associations was joined by eight trucking organizations and affiliates in a renewed effort to repeal the outdated and counterproductive federal excise tax, or FET, on heavy-duty trucks and trailers. The coalition sent a letter to the leaders of Senate Finance Committee and House Ways & Means Committee to express strong support for the Modern, Clean, and Safe Trucks Act. The bipartisan legislation would repeal the FET and immediately reduce the cost of new, cleaner, and safer trucks by 12 percent, making it easier for fleets to upgrade their equipment. “Eliminating this tax will remove a barrier to retiring older trucks that lack modern emissions control and safety technologies, allowing owners to replace them with modern, clean models that are safer and more environmentally friendly,” the coalition wrote.

Authorities have recovered and identified all 11 workers killed in Tuesday’s catastrophic chemical tank implosion at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging plant, ending a grueling five-day search through the wreckage of the Longview mill. Officials announced Saturday that crews found the body of the final missing worker and released the names of all 11 workers killed, including one man who had not previously been publicly identified. The victims were identified as Gilbert Bernal, 52, of Kelso; Tyler Covington, 29, of Castle Rock; Brad Covington, 27, of Castle Rock; Robert Wilson, 48, of Clatskanie, Oregon; Dale Miller, 54, of Portland; Jared Ammons, 35, of Longview; Braydon Finkas, 38, of Cathlamet; Clinton “CJ” Doran, 26, of Kelso; John Forsberg, 51, of Longview; Norman Barlow, 58, of Vancouver, Washington; and Dillon Miller, who died after being transported to a Portland hospital.