Canada Post adds Navistar’s eStar electric truck to fleet
On the heels of announcing it had purchased the first fully electric small delivery vehicles, Canada Post added the first all-electric step vans in Canada to its fleet. The Navistar eStar (earlier post), a Class 2c-3 electric truck and the first in its…
GS Yuasa to supply Li-ion batteries to PSA Peugeot Citron for electric commercial vehicles
Nikkei. GS Yuasa Corp. plans to supply lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles to PSA Peugeot Citroëën SA.
GS Yuasa now supplies lithium ion batteries to Mitsubishi Motors for use in the i-MiEV electric car. Mitsubishi and PSA Peugeot Cit…
Richard Simmons Helps Get Air Passengers Fit to Fly
Air New Zealand’s safety ambassador for its new inflight safety video is US fitness legend Richard Simmons.
Deal with another airline expected for US Airways
The US Airways Group has indicated it might deal with one of its competitors in the airline industry.
Truckers get helping of heavenly hospitality
Sarah Godwin’s job was easy Saturday. All she had to do was ask those who passed by her large United States map if they were truck drivers.
MTA testing high-tech Help Points info system
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has begun testing a new subway communications system expected to replace low-tech intercoms and give riders better and faster access to routine information, as well as emergency services.
A UK trucker at Louisville! A holiday with a difference
We managed to save the rental company a wrecker bill but the tire was trashed. The first order of the day was to get to Papa John’s parking lot to meet up with our senior editor Rusty “Yoda” Wade.
Linda Ford Named Teacher of the Month for February 2011
Matt Slovack, who drives for Smith Transport and is a seasoned Trucker Buddy of many years, nominated February’s Teacher of the Month Linda Ford.
Others Say: Too many questions
For the second time in less than two years, a mid-air rupture in the roof of a Southwest Airlines jet has sparked questions about the safety of its fleet.
DOT Releases Details of Proposed Cross-Border Program
By Truckinginfo Staff Today the U.S. Department of Transportation released the details of a proposed, phased-in long-haul, cross-border trucking program between the United States and Mexico.