Hertz and Renault partner to bring EVs to European rental markets
The Hertz Corporation has signed a Letter of Intent to add Renault’s range of electric vehicles (EV) to the fleets of Hertz and car sharing club Connect by Hertz across Europe. Hertz will be one of the first rental operators to offer Renault&rsqu…
Take it from a trucker: Be safe by paying attention to the road
Uly Bell, of Linglestown, is coordinator of the transportation and logistics CDL training program for Harrisburg Area Community College.
HaloIPT to provide induction charging system for Phantom EE
A system for static wireless charging. Source: HaloIPT. Click to enlarge.
HaloIPT will supply the induction charging technology for 102EX, the Phantom Experimental Electric vehicle revealed at the Geneva Motor Show. (Earlier post.)
HaloIPT’…
UPS settles NY truck repair probe for $1.3 million
United Parcel Service has agreed to pay $1.3 million and use an independent vehicle inspector for five years after investigators found dozens of its delivery trucks had operated with damaged frames in the state, the attorney general said.
UC Berkeley researchers boost E. Coli butanol production with new enzymatic pathway
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have constructed a chimeric pathway assembled from three different organisms for the high-level production of n-butanol (4,650 ± 720 mg l-1) in E. coli bacteria. The pathway uses an enzymatic chem…
Consumers to get stabbed by diesel spike: MTA
Get out your fuel-surcharge calculator. And tell the consumers you meet that they should expect to pay more for their stuff.
Plane evacuated at Hartford airport after landing gear collapses
Passengers and crew were evacuated from an airplane at Bradley International Airport outside Hartford on Tuesday morning after the front landing gear collapsed as the jet backed away from the gate, officials said.
Fight Breaks Out In Freight Truck
Deputies said a trucker from Indiana is under arrest after a fight inside his truck with his lover at a Nebraska truck stop.
Marten Transport to increase driver pay
Marten Transport announced a driver pay increase of up to 4 cents per mile starting April 1.
Trucking company ordered to give fired whistleblower’s job back
A truck driver who was fired two years ago should get his job back and more than $100,000 in damages. He had complained to his Tennessee-based employer about a company-owned truck’s mechanical problems. Last year, OSHA ruled in favor of OOIDA Members…