From the LL blog: A trucking term worth knowing about
Indemnification is a term that many truckers may not be very familiar with, but it is definitely worth learning more about. State Legislative Editor Keith Goble explains.
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Truck drivers have embarked on a national strike, here a truck was damamged while protesters were marching through Johannesburg CBD.
PREPARING: An RNZAF Boeing 757 unloads at Scott Base during a trial…
PREPARING: An RNZAF Boeing 757 unloads at Scott Base during a trial flight for the Erebus memorial flight that leaves today.
Exercise Product: Travel Hoop
Hoopnotica simplifies the process of exercising on the road with the TravelHoop, a hula-hoop designed to break down into 6 portable segments. The full-size hoop weighs 1.5 pounds and is 42 inches in diameter. The TravelHoop kit comes with a HoopStrap and a Hoopnotica DVD and can be purchased for $50 at www.hoopnotica.com.
Ryder Expanding Fleet by 6,700 New Units
Ryder System said Tuesday it is expanding its North American rental fleet with 6,700 new trucks, tractors, trailers, and vans to meet growing demand.
Fix your own food
Most ready-made snacks are low in vitamins, nutrients, and protein and high in calories, fat, sugar, and sodium, which can inhibit the body’s retention of much needed calcium. To save money, lose weight and feel better, pack a lunch instead.
Budget includes $129B for transportation
More than 55 separate highway programs would be streamlined into five core programs to eliminate overlap.
Exxon Mobil Struggling to Replace the Oil it’s Drilling
My dad tells me there’s a lot of oil left in the ground. So explain to me why Exxon Mobil is buying up other companies to pad their own oil and natural gas reserves to meet their one-for-one replacement quota?
The oil game is all about replacing what…
Fatal crash on I-81 near Harrisburg puts spotlight on distracted driving
For a moment after the Volvo they were in screeched to a stop Friday morning during a sudden backup on Interstate 81, friends Todd Kocher and David Vogen gave each other a look like they were lucky to be alive.
Scuderi expands operations to Japan; continues promoting split-cycle engine
Filed under: Emerging Technologies, MPG, Lightweight
Scuderi split cycle engine – Click above for high-res image gallery
We first got wind of the Scuderi Group and its split-cycle engine more than four years ago. At that time, it was showing off a…