Salt Lake Truck Show
[ August 11, 2011 to August 13, 2011. ] National Kidney Foundation sponsor, at Thanksgiving Point, (800) 877-1320, www.saltlaketruckshow.com.
John Crozman named TCA Highway Angel
Long Haul Trucking owner-operator saves couple from winter blizzard.
You want your welfare check? Well, pick up a mop and start scrubbing the subway
The MTA may employ cleaning workers through the city’s Work Experience Program, which puts recipients of unemployment benefits to work.
NAFTA surface trade rises in January
Surface transportation between the United States and Canada and Mexico rose 19.5 percent.
Volvo Trucks, UAW sign 5-year contract
Agreement covers about 1,300 union members at the company’s plant in New River Valley, Va.
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Diesel Price Resumes Climb, Rising 2.5¢ to $3.932 a Gallon
A week after falling for the first time in four months, diesel resumed its climb toward $4 a gallon, rising 2.5 cents to a national average of $3.932 at the pump, the Department of Energy reported.
Radiation study: Don’t fear X-rays from airport scanners
The Transportation Security Administration began installing full-body scanners in American airports shortly after Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab hid explosives in his underwear in a thwarted attempt to blow up a Northwest Airlines jet on its way from Amster…
Better Place Battery-swap Station Gets Real in Israel (video)
Project Better Place keeps making waves, having recently announced partnerships with Renault and expansion into Denmark. With all the news and progress being made, Better Place certainly seems legit, but perception often lags reality, and some of ou…
CTI organizing Vehicle Emissions Reduction Conference: Criteria Pollutants and CO2
The Car Training Institute (CTI) is organizing a conference on vehicle emission reduction—including both criteria pollutants and CO2—on 16-20 May 2011 in Detroit, MI.
Regulators are requiring that
Light-duty gasoline and diesel engine and emissi…