Winter mix throws truckers for loop
Tuesday was a dicey day on the roads for truck drivers venturing along interstate 70.
Pride & Polish championship set
L. Brent Greer’s winning truck qualifies him for the 2011 Pride & Polish National Championship.
California Energy Commission selects 5 biomethane for transportation fuel projects for $26M in funding
The California Energy Commission (CEC) has selected five projects to produce biomethane for use as a transportation to receive a combined $26 million in funding.
On 25 November 2009, the CEC
released a Grant Solicitation Application Package entitled…
OPOC Engine Is Smaller, Lighter, and 50% More Efficient Than Turbodiesels
Among conventional combustion engines, the turbodiesel is among the most powerful and fuel efficient. But a startup company called EcoMotors has developed a design that’s smaller, lighter, more fuel efficient, and can run on a variety of fuels.
EcoMo…
Truckers Tackle Snowy Roads
No matter how bad the weather gets, some people are still on the roads and we found some of them Tuesday in Luzerne County.
Truckers urged to pull off roads; overflow areas set up
Truck drivers need to stop for the night and not chance the blowing snow and messy highways, the Iowa Department of Transportation says.
Republic Airways adding Frontier Airlines jets to Delta service
Airline holding company Republic Airways Holdings Inc. is adding eight Embraer E-170 aircraft now used by its Denver- and Milwaukee-hubbed Frontier Airlines to the service it provides under the Delta Connection flag.
Dow and S&P end at highest since June 2008
The Dow and S&P 500 closed at their highest levels since June 2008 on Tuesday and looked poised for more gains after strong earnings and signs of a surge in U.S. manufacturing.
Fewer People, More Wrecks on the Roads
Although hundreds of businesses and schools in the Dallas-Fort Worth area closed Tuesday and more people stayed home, there seemed to be more spectacular accidents than usual.
Pride & Polish championship set
Top truck beauty show winners will meet in Dallas in August to compete for the Custom Rigs Pride & Polish National Championship.