Are trucks in line for rooftop snow exemption?
If you felt a bit relieved last year when police began enforcing the flying-snow law, it’s time you became acquainted with the New Jersey Three-Step – the political dance that encourages lawmakers to take two steps forward then one step backward when p…
Liberty Electric Cars seeks to assist failed Modec
Liberty Electric Cars, a UK company formed in 2008 to re-engineer of large luxury cars and SUVs into electric vehicles (earlier post), has stated that it is seeking a way to rescue electric commercial vehicle maker Modec, which recently entered adminis…
Is JetBlue’s Stock Cheap by the Numbers?
Numbers can lie — yet they’re the best first step in determining whether a stock is a buy.
New automated method to determine hydrocarbon distributions in transportation fuels
Researchers from The US Naval Research Laboratory, National Research Council, the University of Pennsylvania and Nova Research are proposing a new automated method to characterize the distribution of hydrocarbons in transportation fuels.
The character…
GM names LG Chem Supplier Corporation of the Year
GM selected LG Chem, its provider of battery cells for the Chevrolet Volt, as the Supplier Corporation of the Year in the 19th annual Supplier of the Year awards.
The Supplier of the Year awards recognize the contributions of GM’s suppliers in 2010 …
Op-Ed: Twenty Five Years Later….
On Wednesday I turn 25. That is like 1/3 of my total life expectancy. Since I’m not feeling very inspired today (I’m missing that lost hour) I’m going to talk about where the world might be in 25 years.
1) Oil is Still King
Being the adaptable pe…
Power shortages from the shut-down of the TEPCO Fukashima Daiichi nuke plant likely to be met by LNG
The power shortages resulting from the shut-down of Tokyo Electric Power Company’s (TEPCO) Fukashima Daiichi nuclear power plant due to severe damage from the earthquake are likely to be met by LNG, according to Graeme Bethune, CEO of Australia-b…
Hours of Service
Trucking groups, retailers and even enforcement agencies continue to attack the Obama administration’s proposal to cut daily driving and on-duty time for truck drivers.
Arrow Trucking ex-CEO Pielsticker lists bankruptcy assets, liabilities
Complete coverage: Read the stories and view the documents related to the problems facing Arrow Trucking.
Real-time wireless commercial vehicle inspection system to trial in New York; reducing weigh station stops and idling
Kapsch TrafficCom, a global supplier of road traffic telematic systems, products and services, will develop and demonstrate a 5.9 GHz DSRC (Dedicated Short Range Communications) virtual, real-time commercial vehicle inspection system for potential use …