New online service means easier road for truckers
Drivers can do transactions by computer rather than in person, by mail or fax Michigan-based truck drivers now have a convenient place to go to perform many of their vehicle registration-related transactions with the Department of State: online.
Truck driver waved gun during road-rage incident near Carlisle, police say
State police are looking for a tractor-trailer driver who police believe waved a gun at another driver during a road rage incident.
Truckers strike far from over
About 5,000 truck drivers marched to the Road Freight Employers Association where they handed in a memorandum demanding a 20% salary increase, 13th cheque and a host of other allowances.
Altairnano to supply 10 MW Energy Storage System to INE in El Salvador
Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc. has signed a binding contract with Inversiones Energéticas, S.A. de C.V. (INE), one of El Salvador’s largest electric generation utilities, to provide a turnkey 10 MM ALTI-ESS advanced li-ion battery system for freq…
Energy Firms are Spying on Activists in the UK
Environmentalists keep tabs on the corporations and governments they feel pose a threat to the environment, so it might seem only natural that energy firms who stand to benefit from more lax environmental regulations would turn the tables, and do a li…
Saft Li-ion battery technology selected for residential solar energy storage project in California
Saft will supply Li-ion-based renewable energy storage for 2500 R Street, California’s first micro-grid, distributed energy community housing project. These advanced homes will use the latest in smart grid, solar generation and energy storage to …
Newark Liberty Airport
A former Continental Airlines sales agent has pleaded guilty to wire fraud stemming from a $1 million Ponzi scheme involving the sale of hundreds of fake airline ticket vouchers.
Details for hours listening session Feb. 17
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s listening session on its hours-of-service proposal will be a live web broadcast.
Shippers’ outlook worsens
FTR Associates said it has lowered its Shippers Condition Index to reflect tightening carrier capacity.
Volvo’s North American Deliveries Jump 83% in January
Volvo AB’s North American heavy-duty truck deliveries jumped 83% in January from a year ago, the company said Wednesday.