Russia’s CNG Hybrid Gets Driven … by Vladimir Putin (video)
We’ve covered Russia’s CNG/electric hybrid YoMobile before (here, and here) but now the cars are getting really – well, REAL. To show off just how real things are getting, the keys to a fully functional “pre-production” model were recently had…
Decisiv Enables Mobile Apps
Decisiv has enabled the application of the Decisiv Service Management Platform on mobile email.
GM investigating ultracap-based Active Energy Recovery Buffer as low-cost mechanism to improve conventional vehicle fuel economy
GM is exploring the use of an ultracapacitor-based Active Energy Recovery Buffer (AERB) scheme as a low-cost means to improve fuel economy in conventional vehicles; results of a simulation study presented at SAE 2011 World Congress showed improvement o…
Inhofe reaches deal with FAA over landing
Sen. Jim Inhofe reached an agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration over his landing of a Cessna aircraft on a closed runway in Texas last year.
J.B. Hunt Signs Agreement with SleepSafe Drivers
SleepSafe Drivers, a national provider of sleep apnea diagnosis and treatment programs for fleets, has signed a multi-year agreement with J.B. Hunt to make its On-Site Diagnostic Ambulatory testing and Sure Compliance treatment programs available to th…
FMCSA Proposes Details of Mexico Trucking Pilot Program
By Oliver B. Patton, Washington Editor The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration proposed its plan for a three-year pilot program in which Mexican and U.S. carriers could offer long-distance service into each country.
APNewsBreak: Air Controller Asleep As Plane Landed
The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday it suspended an air traffic controller for falling asleep at work and being out of communication for 16 minutes, forcing a medical flight to land overnight without local support.
OOIDA handed another favorable ruling in C.R. England case
U.S. Magistrate Judge David Nuffer issued an order in late March that ruled in OOIDA’s favor on a major issue in the classwide accounting in the case of OOIDA v. C.R. England.
States advance ‘distracted driving’ efforts
The feds have already forbidden truckers to text while driving. Now states stretching from Nevada to Maryland are pushing forward with legislation that is intended to curb driver distractions for all drivers.
Florida Senate approves bill to clear left lanes
An effort to keep most drivers out of the fast lane on Florida highways is moving forward. The Senate voted 37-1 to advance a bill to the House that is intended to combat aggressive driving on the state’s multilane highways by reducing the number of dr…