#MATS: Goodyear crowns 2010 Highway Hero winner
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — As if something straight from a Hollywood movie, the story behind this year’s Goodyear North America Highway Hero award included the winner pulling an unconscious driver from his car seconds before it was struck by an… [Full Story]
Flight Ends In Minutes, Returns To La. Airport
A United Airlines flight from New Orleans to San Francisco returned to the New Orleans airport within minutes of taking off Monday after the pilot reported smoke in the cockpit, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
Trailer Wizards announces new VP of Atlantic Canada
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Trailer Wizards has appointed Dave Skaarup as its vice-president of Atlantic Canada. Skaarup will be reporting directly to Trailer Wizards president Doug Vanderspek and will be responsible for both sales and operations for… [Full…
Research project to study truckers’ health issues in Atlantic Canada
DIEPPE, N.B. — The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency has approved funding for a three-year project to research and study health issues in professional truck drivers in an effort to enhance driving performance. [Full Story]
Ohio Turnpike’s 70-mph Speed Limit Takes Effect
The new 70-mile-per-hour speed limit on the Ohio Turnpike, which the state’s trucking industry opposes, has taken effect, the Associated Press reported.
GISS study finds applying stricter non-CO2 vehicle emission standards worldwide would yield climate benefits in addition to major health and agricultural benefits
Climate response to non-CO2 vehicle emissions. Global and regional zonal mean temperature changes relative to 2010 due to non-CO2
vehicle emissions under the baseline scenario (a) and the difference between the tight-standard and baseline scenarios …
Gaines Appointed CFO of YRC Inc.
Phil Gaines was appointed senior vice president and chief financial officer of YRC Inc., the national less-than-truckload operating subsidiary of YRC Worldwide, the company said.
New BMW Concept M5 delivers 25% reduction in fuel consumption and emissions; start-stop function
BMW’s new Concept M5, which makes its public debut at Auto Shanghai 2011, features a newly developed V8 with M twin-turbo technology. Compared to the fourth-generation M5 power unit, the newly developed engine has a significantly increased output…
Hub Group Buys Exel Transportation Services
Logistics and intermodal firm Hub Group has purchased freight broker Exel Transportation Services for about $83 million, it said Monday.
Your Electric Motorcycle is Sooo Mainstream
I love Hipster Kitty – the Internet meme that pokes good-natured fun at our friends who try just a bit too hard to be different. We all have them (or are them), we all love them, and we all know they’d go nuts over Brooklyn Motorized’s new/old lin…