Dubowick Elected TRALA Chairman
Terence Dubowick, national account manager for the Mack Leasing System and the Volvo Truck Leasing System, was unanimously chosen by his industry colleagues as 2011 – 2012 Chairman of the Truck Renting and Leasing Association.
Canadian Professor to Research Trucker Health
A professor at the University of Moncton in the Canadian province of New Brunswick is launching a study of the health habits of 1,000 truck drivers.
EOBR Mandate Reintroduced in Senate
Two senators have restarted last year’s effort to pass a bill that would mandate electronic onboard recorders on most trucks.Sens. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., and Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., reintroduced the Commercial Driver Compliance Improvement Act, a bil…
Accident report: Lithium batteries on UPS plane should have been treated as hazardous cargo
The cargo of a United Parcel Service plane that caught fire and crashed last year included lithium batteries that should have been declared as hazardous cargo, but weren’t, according to an accident report released Sunday by the Dubai government’s civil…
Volkswagen showcases Think blue. Factory. sustainable production concepts at Hannover Messe
At Hannover Messe 2011, Volkswagen is focusing on the link between ecologically sustainable mobility and resource-efficient production processes, and is presenting its “Think Blue. Factory.” concept to make production more efficient and con…
Hours of Service
The impact of “human factors” on road safety is the focus of a three-year study being prepared by Transport Canada.
Self-cooling observed in graphene electronics
With the first observation of thermoelectric effects at graphene contacts, University of Illinois researchers found that graphene transistors have a nanoscale cooling effect that reduces their temperature. A paper on their findings is published in the …
Cracks in more planes
PEELED BACK: A photo provided by a passenger shows the hole in the cabin on the Southwest Airlines aircraft.
#MATS: MaxxForce 15 makes Mid-America debut
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — At the behest of Canadian customers, Navistar International has come out with a 15-litre MaxxForce engine for high-horsepower applications. [Full Story]
India launches major research initiative on soot
SciDev.net. India recently launched an exhaustive study on the source, distribution and impact of airborne soot—especially on climate and glaciers. The five-year research agenda will involve about 250 scientists from institutes under the department o…