MSU offers fungus that produces octane-boosting fuel additive for licensing
A fungus that produces compounds with known uses as fuel additives is available for licensing to interested parties through Montana State University’s (MSU) Technology Transfer Office. The fungus produces cineole, also known as eucalyptol, which …
Neste Oil Secures 50M loan to fund RD on renewable raw materials for NExBTL
Neste Oil and the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) have agreed on a €50-million (US$70.4-million) loan to fund further research on extending the range of raw materials used for producing Neste Oil’ renewable diesel NExBTL. Expanding the company&…
Holland to Succeed Clark as Brenntag CEO
Steven Holland, currently chief operating offers of Brenntag AG, has been appointed CEO of the a global chemical distribution company.
Bridgestone Bandag Promotes ‘Retread Instead’
Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions launched a new campaign designed to promote retreading. At the heart of the campaign is an appeal to fleets to consider extending their casing age limits when retreading.
JOC Ranks Roadrunner Fastest-Growing LTL
Roadrunner Transportation was the fastest growing-company among the top 25 less-than-truckload carriers last year, according to the Journal of Commerce.
Class 3 Registrations Lead Improved January Numbers
New commercial vehicle registrations, Class 3-8, in January were 32,175 units, an increase of 11.6 percent from January 2010 and about 1 percent higher than December 2010, according to Polk.
Trailer Orders Surge
Net orders of commercial trailers rose to 21,990 in February, a gain of over 25 percent from January, according to ACT Research. The commercial vehicle industry analysts also reported solid factory shipments in February, posting a 105 percent gain v…
Volvo Trucks North America and UAW Agree on Five-Year Contract
Volvo Trucks North America today announced that employees represented by the United Auto Workers have ratified a new five-year agreement covering about 1,300 members of UAW Local #2069 at the New River Valley, VA, plant.
Heavy Industry Drives Flatbed Uptick
The Great Recession hit trucking hard, but the rebound has begun with the open-deck sector leading the charge back to profitability. For the week ending March 19, a 3.2 percent uptick in flatbed freight volume compared to the previous week helped le…
Maybe what we’re waiting for is the iCar?
Electric cars are just now hitting the streets. A few of them anyway. They are by no means burning up Main Street. I think I know why. Electric cars look too much like every other car. Maybe we need an iCar.