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5 Ways to Save Fuel and Money

During the 2011-2012 Snowbird Season Arizona RV parks reported their winter residents appeared to be staying longer than in previous years, partially due to high fuel prices. With thousands of snowbirds planning to hit the road during the coming weeks and months, two things will be on their minds—arriving at their destination safely and the
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10 Ways to Stay Safe & Save Fuel this Summer

As RVers and other motorists prepare for summer vacation travel, a team of million mile accident-free truck drivers are helping to make our roads safer. AAA estimates that over 39 million Americans will drive 50 miles or more this coming weekend. America’s Road Team Captains, elite professional truck drivers chosen by the American Trucking Associations, are offering
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Drilling ANWR: More Questions and Thoughts

I am at the Life On Wheels RV Convention at Lewis-Clark College in Lewiston, Idaho this week, but had a few more thoughts and questions on drilling in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). (1) If we need ANWR’s oil so much, why haven’t the oil companies drilled the 65 million acres they already have
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Gas Prices Recede, Poised for Surge in Spring

The average price for a gallon of gasoline in the United States fell more than 3 cents over the last two weeks as retailers and refiners saw shrinking margins in an oversupplied market. Reuters reported that the national average for self-serve, regular unleaded gas was nearly $2.9423 a gallon on Feb. 8, down about 3.5
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