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President Barack Obama met with industry officials on August 9 to discuss the first of their kind fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas pollution standards for work trucks, buses, and other heavy duty vehicles, and to thank them for their leadership in finalizing a successful national program for these vehicles. The meeting marked the Administration’s announcement of the standards, which proposes to save American businesses who operate and own these commercial vehicles approximately $50 billion in fuel costs over the life of the program.