Move in the morning
Start an early morning exercise routine. Exercise brings oxygen and nutrient-rich blood to your muscles and brain, increasing alertness and response time. It also stimulates growth in the parts of your brain that control memory, multitasking and plann…
Study – Higher CAFE standards will drive bigger Big 3 profits
The key to future Big 3 profits?
Fuel economy the key driver for US automaker profits?
CAFE requirements haven’t been the best way to drive US fuel economy averages higher. Thus, while aggressive new CAFE requirements might not push US fuel economy to …
‘Coal’ review: Deep into emotional life of miners
Joe Pack of “Coal” was a truck driver for 20 years before becoming a night shift mechanic/roof bolter.
Oil Price Falls Following Report on Higher Inventories
Oil prices fell to near $104 a barrel Wednesday following a Department of Energy report showed that crude stockpiles jumped almost 3 million barrels last week, Bloomberg reported.
Chairman to quit USA Truck posts
Robert Powell, USA Truck Inc.’s chairman and co-founder of the Van Buren carrier, will step down from his position and from the board at the company’s annual shareholders meeting May 4. Subscribers must LOG-IN to read this full story.
Universal Lubricants hits 1.5M gallon production mark for recycled motor oil
Universal Lubricants has hit the 1.5-million gallon production mark for its ECO ULTRA line of recycled motor oil. (Earlier post.) The company has been selling to professional installers, but is now moving the product into retail channels, said John Wes…
Obama sets goal of reducing US oil imports by 1/3 by 2025; domestic and Western Hemisphere production, natural gas, biofuels, electric vehicles, fleet purchases
Warning that “there are no quick fixes” and that “we will keep on being a victim to shifts in the oil market until we get serious about a long-term policy for secure, affordable energy”, US President Barack Obama announced a goa…
Future Fisker Hybrids May Use Dedicated 3-Cylinder Range Extenders
SoCal start-up Fisker has just completed its first production car (in Finland), but already they are talking about future cars. One idea; use of a dedicated, 3-cylinder range extender rather than the 4-cylinder EcoTec car engine currently under the hoo…
USA Truck’s Chairman to Retire
Truckload carrier USA Truck said its chairman, Robert Powell, will retire in May and be succeeded by Terry Elliott, who has been a director at the company since 2003.
Is Cellulosic Ethanol Ready to Heed the President’s Call?
POET biomass stack yard in Emmetsburg, Iowa
In the face of rising gas prices and increasing turmoil in the Middle East, President Barack Obama today called for a one-third cut in oil imports by 2020. The President’s plan to accomplish this goal reli…