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The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
August 04, 2011
President Obama to Travel to Interstate Moving Services in Springfield, Virginia
WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, August 9, the President will travel to Interstate Moving Services in Springfield, Virginia, to announce first of their kind fuel efficiency standards for work trucks, buses, and other heavy duty vehicles. The new standards will provide American businesses, who operate and own these commercial vehicles, tens of billions of dollars in fuel savings, and will dramatically reduce oil consumption and cut pollution.