The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is pursuing a…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is pursuing a three-pronged strategy to truck safety as it tries to drive truck accident fatalities lower.
Libya unrest rattles markets; oil prices jump
Stocks fell sharply and oil prices spiked as investors became worried about increasingly violent unrest in Libya.
Cellulosic Ethanol Pickup Goes Coast-to-Coast
Tom Holm of EcoTrek recently drove a Ford Super Duty pickup truck 6,000 miles across country on cellulosic ethanol provided by POET for his “Best of America Tour.” He wrote this post for his blog detailing his arrival at the Atlantic Ocean.
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US 1 Accepts Buyout Offer from Executives
Logistics firm US 1 Industries has accepted a buyout offer from a company owned by two of its top executives.
Cargo theft increasing
FreightWatch reported cargo theft volume grew throughout the western hemisphere, with the U.S. reporting substantial increases in theft.
Maryland roadway segment opens
The ICC will link I-270 and I-95 with an 18-mile east-west electronic toll road connecting Montgomery and northwestern Prince George’s counties.
Court: Railroad can challenge Alabama tax
The Supreme Court says a railroad company can challenge an Alabama tax of its purchase of diesel fuel.The high court on a 7-2 vote overturned a decision by a federal appeals court that allowed Alabama to place a sales and use tax on CSX Transportation’…
Amyris says renewable hydrocarbon technology performing successfully at industrial scale
Amyris, Inc., a renewable hydrocarbons company, announced that it has completed multiple runs of its fermentation process using its engineered yeast to produce Biofene, Amyris renewable farnesene, in 100,000 and 200,000 liter capacity fermentors. These…
Ports authority over trucking examined
Ports nationwide have expressed interest in implementing the Los Angeles port’s clean truck plan.
smart forspeed EV study at Geneva
smart is presenting the smart forspeed electric vehicle study at the Geneva Motor Show. The electric two-seater has no roof or side windows and it features a low wind deflector instead of a windscreen in the style of a classic propeller aircraft.
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