Cumulative worldwide sales of Toyota hybrids top 3M units
Annual Toyota hybrid sales. Data; TMC. Click to enlarge.
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced global cumulative sales of its hybrid vehicles have topped the 3-million mark, with more than 3.03 million units sold worldwide as of 28 February 201…
Pike Research forecasts geothermal power capacity could more than double by 2020 under aggressive investment scenario
According to a new report from Pike Research, escalating investment in geothermal power could result in a 134% increase in total geothermal capacity between 2010 and 2020, from 10.7 GW to 25.1 GW, under a high-growth forecast scenario. Under a more con…
Smith Electric Vehicles US completes $58M equity private placement
Smith Electric Vehicles US Corporation announced the issuance and sale of $39 million of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock and the conversion of Bridge Notes and the exercise of related Warrants into $19 million of Series B Convertible Preferred Sto…
March Owner-Operator of the Month
Flatbed hauler Bryan Smith knew managing a one-truck operation wouldn’t be an easy endeavor, but after becoming a company driver in 1991 upon his return from Saudi Arabia and Desert Storm, Smith says he had a childhood dream to accomplish.
BTS: Delta had longest tarmac delay in January
Delta Air Lines Inc. had a tarmac delay of more than three hours in January — the only U.S. carrier to report such a delay, according to new data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
Apparent suicide threat closes I-65 for hour
Authorities have not released the name of a truck driver, apparently intent on shooting himself, who was taken into custody Monday afternoon after a high-speed chase along Interstate 65.
Western Star taps new market with vocational ‘bad-ass’
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Western Star has come out with its first new truck in more than a decade, aimed at six core vocational segments including: dump; mixer; crane; roll-off; snow plow; and sewer vac applications. [Full Story]
Man Accused Of Assaulting Passenger, Air Marshal
A man on a flight from Paris to Atlanta has been charged in federal court with assaulting a passenger and a federal law enforcement officer.
Southwest Joins Other US Airlines In Raising Fares
Southwest Airlines Co. has joined a sweeping increase of $10 in the price of many domestic round-trip airfares, citing the need to offset high fuel prices.
Diesel average tops $3.87 a gallon, oil at two-year high
If the past two weeks are any indication, it’s going to be a rough spring for anyone buying diesel fuel. The national average has topped $3.87 a gallon for the week ending Monday, March 7, and some areas are already averaging above $4. Oil prices, me…