Airfares shoot sky high with rising fuel costs
IN EFFECT UNTIL MAR 6, 12:00 a.m. The cost of flying keeps rising, as airlines again hiked ticket prices on Thursday, the sixth increase of the year for most major carriers.
DAF Coming on Strong in Europe
By Sven-Erik Lindstrand, International Editor In 2010, DAF Trucks N.V. — a subsidiary of Paccar — further strengthened its position on the European truck market.
Chamber puts issues before lawmakers, hopes for funding
Greater Rome Chamber of Commerce leaders are generally enthused about their reception from congressional leaders during a three-day visit to Washington, D.C., this week.
Lighting repair kit
The Roadside Lighting Repair Kit contains 23 of the most commonly used lighting-related parts. It includes 12 lamps, four styles of pigtails, three grommets, two brackets, conspicuity tape, a selection of 14-gauge butt connector and zip-tie fasteners to help stabilize any field repair. The kit measures 11 in. long, 8 in. tall and 7 in. […]
Challenges: Mosby Building’s trucks…
Scott Mosby’s Mosby Building Arts , a remodeling contractor, keeps up with a range of local building codes and zoning regulations.
Chrysler to bring rebranded Fiat Ducato, Doblo to commercial van sector
Detroit News. Chrysler Group LLC plans to introduce the Fiat Ducato and Doblo under the Ram brand as MY2013 entrants in the commercial van sector, according to Fred Diaz, Ram president.
Diaz said he doesn’t know which of the two Fiat vans will be…
Wärtsilä to provide engines for largest LNG passenger ferry
Wärtsilä willsupply the propulsion machinery for a new passenger ferry to be built by STX Finland Oy for Viking Line. The vessel will be the largest passenger ferry to operate on liquefied natural gas (LNG), making it the most environmentally sound a…
APM Terminals is converting more than 400 diesel driven rubber-tired…
APM Terminals is converting more than 400 diesel driven rubber-tired gantry cranes across its global network of container terminals and inland depots to combined diesel-electric power to cut costs and reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
Toyota Yaris Hybrid Makes Geneva Debut
The Yaris is Toyota’s B-segment warrior, a cute little car which isn’t really exceptional in any way. However, Toyota has figured out a way to make it more appealing by fitting its full hybrid system into this subcompact car.
This is pretty big ne…
Delphi-led partnership highlights GaN-on-Silicon advanced power electronics technology at ARPA-E Summit
At last week’s ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit, Delphi Automotive showcased the gallium nitride on silicon (GaN-on-Si) technology it is developing in partnership with International Rectifier (IR) and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).
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