Canada Sets 2% Biodiesel Mandate
Diesel fuel and home heating oil will be required to contain at least 2% biofuel content beginning July 1, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported.
Obama FY 2012 budget proposes big boost for EVs and EV technology, cuts for hydrogen
The President’s Budget proposes a 12% increase in funding for the Department of Energy. Click to enlarge.
In support of President Obama’s goal of having 1 million advanced technology vehicles on US roads by 2015, the President’s …
Wright Express Reports Higher 4Q Profit
Wright Express Corp.’s fourth-quarter profit grew to $18.6 million, or 47 cents per share, compared with $12.1 million, or 31 cents, a year ealier.
Truckers hurt in Johannesburg strike
Four striking truck drivers were injured in downtown Johannesburg on Monday after the police fired rubber bullets at them, SABC radio news reported.
Qualcomm Buys Fleet Management Software Firm
Qualcomm Inc. said it has acquired Sylectus, a provider of fleet management software for small fleets.
Fuel truck, Delta jet collide at LaGuardia
A fuel truck collided with a parked Delta Air Lines jet at LaGuardia Airport Sunday afternoon, according to officials for the airline and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
Obama to Deliver $3.7 Trillion Budget Monday
President Obama will send Congress a $3.7 trillion budget Monday that include funding for a $50 billion “infrastructure bank” aimed at triggering private investment for some projects, Bloomberg reported.
Obamas budget proposes terminating Diesel Emissions Reduction Act grant program
Among the many program terminations, reductions and savings outlined today in the president’s budget is the proposed termination of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Diesel Emissions Reduction Act grant program.
Enacted funding for…
Legislation Would End EPA’s Ability to Regulate Fuel Economy
I’m all for cutting government waste, but a recent bill introduced by Republicans in Congress would bar California from setting its own emissions and end the EPA’s power to regulate auto emissions. I hate politics.Republican Fred Upton, from the 6t…
iTECH: Document Imaging Goes Mobile
Electronic commerce is a term associated most readily with consumer-oriented retail sales tools such as Amazon.com, eBay.com and the like, but the electronic transaction of commerce has been de rigueur for the trucking industry for years.