TU/e introduces converted VW Lupo electric research vehicle; lightweight and longer range
The donor Lupo, the old diesel powertrain, and the new electric powertrain. Click to enlarge.
Over the past year the Dynamics and Control group of the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) (The Netherlands) has developed a battery electric rese…
UC Davis ITS study concludes future annual growth rate of Chinas vehicle parc may be double current forecasts
Yunshi Wang, Jacob Teter and Daniel Sperling from the University of California Davis Institute of Transportation Studies report that the growth rate of China’s vehicle population could reach 13-17% per year—roughly twice the 6-11% widely foreca…
No-cost parking permits for overnight truckers in Williams
Williams officials approved a no-cost parking permit program Wednesday to help downtown hotel owners make parking available for overnight truckers.
Truckers: Opening Border to Mexico is Irresponsible
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is infuriated on behalf of small-business truckers and professional truck drivers at today’s announcement by the White House to open up U.S. highways to Mexican trucks.
OSHA orders UP to reinstate worker, pay $200,000
Federal regulators have ordered Union Pacific to reinstate an employee who they say was fired after reporting an injury to the railroad.
WIT: Women Could Help Solve Driver Shortage
By Tom Nunlist, Associate Editor Ellen Voie, president and CEO and Women In Trucking, said that to help solve the coming driver shortage, the industry needs to promote women in all aspects trucking, from driving to leadership.
Dow, down 29 . . . S&P, down 5 . . . NASDAQ, down 16
A surge in oil and the threat of a government shutdown weighed on stocks Friday.
ABF driver named Highway Angel again
John Boyd was named a Truckload Carriers Association Highway Angel for the second time in less than a year.
Truck drivers should be required to use electronic devices to log…
Truck drivers should be required to use electronic devices to log their hours of service, the American Trucking Associations said Thursday.
SPECIAL REPORT: DOT forges ahead with cross-border plan
Despite unified calls from the trucking industry, members of Congress, safety groups and highway users, the Obama administration revealed its plan on Friday afternoon to forge ahead with its plan to open the border to long-haul trucks from Mexico. “Thi…