DOT warns about contractor scam
Yet another round of fake letters sent to Department of Transportation contractors and potential contractors is making its way into many mailboxes. The DOT is warning, again, that they are not from DOT.
Idaho braces for 100 heavy haul loads
In Idaho, the state DOT has cleared the way for Exxon-Mobil to haul more than 100 ultra-heavy and oversized loads on the state’s highways. The loads are oil refinery equipment that was made in South Korea and is being shipped to the Kearl Oil Sands i…
Thrown objects concern Cincinnati drivers
Two trucks were hit by objects thrown or dropped near an overpass east of Cincinnati, OH, in the morning hours of Tuesday, Feb. 15.
Source: Massport chief to step down
The head of the Massachusetts Port Authority is retiring. A person familiar with the decision says Thomas Kinton will announce at Wednesday’s board meeting that he intends to retire when his contract expires on Aug.
New online service means easier road for truckers
Drivers can do transactions by computer rather than in person, by mail or fax Michigan-based truck drivers now have a convenient place to go to perform many of their vehicle registration-related transactions with the Department of State: online.
Truck driver waved gun during road-rage incident near Carlisle, police say
State police are looking for a tractor-trailer driver who police believe waved a gun at another driver during a road rage incident.
Truckers strike far from over
About 5,000 truck drivers marched to the Road Freight Employers Association where they handed in a memorandum demanding a 20% salary increase, 13th cheque and a host of other allowances.
Altairnano to supply 10 MW Energy Storage System to INE in El Salvador
Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc. has signed a binding contract with Inversiones Energéticas, S.A. de C.V. (INE), one of El Salvador’s largest electric generation utilities, to provide a turnkey 10 MM ALTI-ESS advanced li-ion battery system for freq…
Energy Firms are Spying on Activists in the UK
Environmentalists keep tabs on the corporations and governments they feel pose a threat to the environment, so it might seem only natural that energy firms who stand to benefit from more lax environmental regulations would turn the tables, and do a li…
Saft Li-ion battery technology selected for residential solar energy storage project in California
Saft will supply Li-ion-based renewable energy storage for 2500 R Street, California’s first micro-grid, distributed energy community housing project. These advanced homes will use the latest in smart grid, solar generation and energy storage to …