KDOT raises large load permit fees for new system
Permit fees will be increased to fund a new system for routing oversized loads through Kansas, that state’s transportation department announced.
Sasol announces a further C$1.05B shale gas acquisition in Canada
South African synthetic fuels and chemicals company Sasol has signed a second agreement with Canada-based Talisman Energy to acquire a 50% stake in their Cypress A shale gas asset located in the Montney basin of British Columbia for C$1.05 billion (US$…
Green Speed: Veritas RSIII KERS / Plug-in Hybrid
This is the new Veritas RSIII Hybrid sportscar … which (for better or for worse) looks an awful lot like the “regular” Veritas RSIII sportscar it’s based on.
The new Hybrid Veritas is powered by a 600 hp version of the 5.0 liter V10 found in BMW…
Correction
Due to a production error, Navistar’s ad in this week’s print edition, entitled “The Customer-Friendly Emissions Solution,” failed to print properly. As a result, much of the text on Page 3 is missing. We will be printing a corrected version of the ad …
ANSI convening EV codes and standards workshop
On behalf of the US Department of Energy (DOE) and the Idaho National Laboratory, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is convening a standards needs assessment workshop on the codes and standards needed to facilitate the successful introdu…
Diesel Surges 15.5¢ to $3.871; Gasoline Jumps 13.7¢ to $3.52 a Gallon
Diesel took a big jump for the second straight week, spiking 15.5 cents to $3.871 a gallon – its biggest increase and highest pump price since 2008, the Department of Energy said.
Trimac’s 4Q Income Improves
Transportation firm Trimac Transportation Ltd.’s fourth-quarter earnings rose to C$4.5 million, or 10 Canadian cents per unit, up from C$1.2 million, or 2 cents, a year ago.
$30,000 Chevy Volt possible, so why isn’t GM making it?
Will the real Chevy Volt please stand up
A 20 mile Volt in the works?
According to Consumer Reports the Chevy Volt isn’t a very cost-effective car, and according to the Green Car Book, it’s not very green either. Nevertheless, the Volt makes a lot of s…
California rapidly depleting Central Valley groundwater
Groundwater is being depleted in California’s Central Valley at a rapid rate, according to a team of researchers analyzing data from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellite in a paper published in the journal Geophysical Res…
Opinion: S Corporations and Trucking
What was the most important event that occurred in 1958? The creation of NASA? Perhaps the birth of the King of Pop? For privately owned trucking and logistics companies, there is only one answer: tax legislation permitting S corporations.