North American surface trade surges nearly 25% in 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Surface transportation trade between Canada, the US, and Mexico increased by 24.3% in 2010 compared to 2009, reaching $791 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the US Department of… [Full Story]

New tire retreads

Continental Tire the Americas March 17 announced it will be expanding its retreading business.
The company will open a precure flat tread manufacturing plant in Morelia, Mexico, and open six more retreading plants in that country. It will also sign U.S. dealers, all with separate territories, and use the resulting network of plants and dealers to […]

Texas to add PrePass technology

The Texas Department of Public Safety will be equipping five of its truck inspection facilities at three separate locations with PrePass.

Texas to add PrePass technology

The Texas Department of Public Safety will be equipping five of its truck inspection facilities at three separate locations with PrePass.

A chemical reaction model for alternative aviation fuel blends

A team from the University of Leeds and University of Sheffield in the UK is proposing a theoretical model for the oxidation of blends of kerosene, biofuels, and synthetic (FT) fuels, work, with the biofuel portion being represented by methyl tridecano…