Huh? Luxury hybrids don’t make financial sense
The worst hybrid for the money
Do people buy luxury vehicles for economic reasons?
We live in a world of generalizations and stereotypes, and when it comes to hybrid cars, the stereotype is that hybrid buyers want to make a statement. However, more in …
SAFT providing Li-ion cells for KERS systems for 5 of 12 competing F1 teams
Saft will provide lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries for the KERS systems for five of the twelve Formula 1 teams competing this season, including Ferrari and Lotus Renault GP.
Saft worked with the F1 teams to develop solutions for each team’s KERS d…
Video: Man Beats Bus on Big Wheel
Homer Simpson once said “Public transportation is for suckers,” and after watching this video of a New Yorker beating a bus in a one-mile race from 10th avenue to Madison avenue by two minutes. How can we fix that?
Mark Malkoff, “amateur daredevi…
Serge Vandenput Named TCA Highway Angel
The Truckload Carriers Association named Serge Vandenput, a driver for ABF Freight System, as a Highway Angel.
CLI Conference to Feature "View From the Other Side"
Carrier Logistics Inc. has enhanced its annual user group conference by adding Mike Molitoris, senior transportation purchasing manager of Volvo Logistics North America, as a featured speaker. Molitoris will share his insights on "The View f…
Western Express Raises Pay
Western Express, Nashville, Tenn., just increased its starting pay for both flatbed and dry van fleets by an additional 2 cents per mile.
Virginia Tech Transportation Institute Creates Driving Healthy Resource
Researchers at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute in the Center for Truck and Bus Safety have created the Driving Healthy resource network on a website, Facebook, and Twitter for commercial motor vehicle drivers.
WIT Meets With NTSB Chair
National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Deborah Hersman spent nearly four days recently immersed in activities to help her better understand the trucking industry.
Alternative Fueled Truck Conference Scheduled in N.J.
The New Jersey Clean Cities Coalition and the Mid-Atlantic Truck Centre will hold an Alternate Fuel Truck Conference May 19 at the Mid-Atlantic Truck Centre in Linden, N.J.
FMCSA to Publish Details of Mexico Trucking Pilot Program
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration last week proposed its plan for a three-year pilot program in which Mexican and U.S. carriers could offer long-distance service into each country.The program is the result of an agreement between Presi…