Fear and Fleet Fueling Prices
Fleet fueling prices are going up. We see it everyday at the pump. We feel it in our wallets. But what exactly is driving diesel and gasoline prices higher?
Commercial Truck Driver Training
Driving a tractor-trailer is not anything at all like driving a car, small or even larger pickup truck.
Key to wellness: Start at the top
Support from a company’s top executives is crucial for a successful employee wellness program, experts said at a Dallas Business Journal luncheon Thursday.
New Mercedes A Class set to Shock Shanghai (video)
The styling of Mercedes’ previous A class effort was – generously speaking – forgettable. If this new A Class BlueEFFICIENCY concept is an accurate look at next year’s A200, though, the 2013 A will go straight to the head of the class with radica…
New Mercedes A Class set to Shock Shanghai (video)
The styling of Mercedes’ previous A class effort was – generously speaking – forgettable. If this new A Class BlueEFFICIENCY concept is an accurate look at next year’s A200, though, the 2013 A will go straight to the head of the class with radica…
Lithium Technology Corporation enters strategic alliance and investment agreement with FN Group for large format Li-ion packs for automotive applications
Lithium Technology Corporation (LTC) (earlier post) has entered into a strategic alliance with Frazer-Nash Research Ltd. (FN Research) and its affiliates (collectively, FN Group) for the supply of large format Lithium-ion battery packs with proprietary…
Ford using EcoLon nylon resin from recycled carpet for cylinder head covers
Ford cylinder head cover made with EcoLon resin. Click to enlarge.
Ford is using EcoLon, a nylon resin made from 100% recycled carpet, to make the cylinder head covers on some Ford engines. The EcoLon material is produced by Wellman Engineering Res…
Did you have fun?
My swollen feet are recovered. My aching legs are back to normal. But my memories are still sorting themselves out. How much fun did I have at MATS? I saw chrome, new paint, and the future of trucking, and I saw the first glimmer of hope that our count…
UK government to provide £46M+ to support 542 new low carbon buses by March 2012
UK Transport Minister Norman Baker announced more than £46 million (US$75.3 million) in funding to help put 542 new low carbon buses on roads across England by March 2012. The money is part of the Government’s drive to target investment in new proje…
Truckers Complaining About Wait Times at International Bridges
Sitting and waiting, it will cost you money. Commercial trucks are backed up along international bridges in the Rio Grande Valley.