Airlines canceled almost 4 pct. of Jan. flights
Nearly 4 percent of all U.S. flights were canceled in January as severe winter storms paralyzed most of the East, but just one flight was stuck on the ground for more than three hours, the government said Monday.
Why is gas so high?
Do you like this Article? Since areas all over the Middle East exploded into revolutions for democracy, one thing that every American has noticed when they filled their car up with gas, prices are getting higher.
Pack manufacturer Evida Power to provide up to 50,000 Li-ion battery packs to Mia Electric
Evida Power, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of lithium-iron-phosphate battery packs, recently signed an agreement worth more than US$250 million with German and French electric vehicle manufacturer Mia Electric, to provide 8 kWh battery packs for th…
Grand opening of Neste Oil renewable diesel plant in Singapore; ISCC certification
Neste Oil celebrated the grand opening of its ISCC-certified renewable diesel plant in Singapore.
The start-up of the Singapore plant, which produces NExBTL renewable diesel, took place in November 2010; production at the world’s largest renewab…
Cumulative worldwide sales of Toyota hybrids top 3M units
Annual Toyota hybrid sales. Data; TMC. Click to enlarge.
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced global cumulative sales of its hybrid vehicles have topped the 3-million mark, with more than 3.03 million units sold worldwide as of 28 February 201…
Pike Research forecasts geothermal power capacity could more than double by 2020 under aggressive investment scenario
According to a new report from Pike Research, escalating investment in geothermal power could result in a 134% increase in total geothermal capacity between 2010 and 2020, from 10.7 GW to 25.1 GW, under a high-growth forecast scenario. Under a more con…
Smith Electric Vehicles US completes $58M equity private placement
Smith Electric Vehicles US Corporation announced the issuance and sale of $39 million of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock and the conversion of Bridge Notes and the exercise of related Warrants into $19 million of Series B Convertible Preferred Sto…
March Owner-Operator of the Month
Flatbed hauler Bryan Smith knew managing a one-truck operation wouldn’t be an easy endeavor, but after becoming a company driver in 1991 upon his return from Saudi Arabia and Desert Storm, Smith says he had a childhood dream to accomplish.
BTS: Delta had longest tarmac delay in January
Delta Air Lines Inc. had a tarmac delay of more than three hours in January — the only U.S. carrier to report such a delay, according to new data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
Apparent suicide threat closes I-65 for hour
Authorities have not released the name of a truck driver, apparently intent on shooting himself, who was taken into custody Monday afternoon after a high-speed chase along Interstate 65.