Chrysler/DOE Ram PHEV project exploring battery life modeling
The RAM plug-in hybrid truck. Click to enlarge.
Chrysler is showcasing its two-mode Ram Truck Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV), equipped with a 12 kWh, 33 Ah cell, 355V Li-ion battery pack from Electrovaya, at the Washington DC Auto Show. Th…
FedEx driver named Highway Angel
Bill G. Poulos was honored for helping a small child caught in a bad situation.
Summary Box: UPS 4th-qtr profit jumps on international strength, especially Germany and China
HOLIDAY RUSH: UPS said Tuesday its fourth-quarter net income jumped 48 percent as shipments increased across the globe during the critical holiday season.
Truck Driver – Team Tanker
Schneider is the industry leader in liquid bulk specialty chemical transportation, with a need for experienced drivers.
Bridgestone Sets 12% Increase in Truck Tire Prices
Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions said it is boosting prices of its Bridgestone and Firestone brand truck and bus radial tires by 12%, effective immediately.
Optimism returning to Ontario trucking industry
TORONTO, Ont. — Seventy-five per cent of Ontario carriers who responded to the Ontario Trucking Association’s Q1 Business e-Pulse Survey said they were ‘optimistic’ about the industry’s prospects for the next three months. [Full Story]
Patriot Transportation’s Profit Improves
Tank and bulk carrier Patriot Transportation Holding’s fiscal first-quarter profit jumped from a year earlier, the company said Wednesday.
Xata Reports Smaller Loss in Fiscal 1Q
Transportation software firm Xata Corp. said it lost $120,000, or 1 cent per share, in its fiscal first quarter, compared with a loss of $1.7 million, or 20 cents, a year earlier.
CTA, provincial trucking associations offering input at red tape hearings
TORONTO, Ont. — A federal commission working to reduce red tape and compliance burden in business is holding hearings across Canada – and at each stop so far the local provincial trucking association has been on-hand to provide input. [Full Story]
I-70 Reopens in Missouri as Midwest Recovers from Snow
Missouri officials reopened Interstate 70 to traffic Wednesday morning after it had been closed due to a major snow storm.