Randy Houser and Keith Anderson to perform at 2011 MATS
The Mid-America Trucking Show has announced who will be performing at Freedom Hall during the 2011 show. Mobil Delvac is sponsoring the complimentary concert on Friday, April 1. Headlining the show is country music artist Randy Houser, and Grammy-nomin…
UPS Boosting Dividend
Two days after posting a big fourth-quarter profit, UPS Inc. said it is boosting its dividend by 5 cents per share.
Delta says fuel prices will drive fare increases
A Delta Connection plane lands as a Delta jet taxis at Logan International Airport in Boston.
60 mpg Seat Commercial Hatch – Just What US Businesses Need?
This little worker is Seat’s new Ibiza SC commercial car, which was developed specifically by Seat to cater to small businesses, couriers, restaurants, and anyone else who uses their car for work.
Maybe it’s just me, but I think it’s brilliant.
Power …
Class 8 orders make ‘modest’ gains in January
NASHVILLE, Ind. — FTR Associates has released preliminary data showing January Class 8 truck total net orders for all major North American OEM’s at 27,009 units, a modest 1% increase over the strong December activity. [Full Story]
Italian designers envision amazing Solar Wind bridge
Filed under: Emerging Technologies, Etc., Solar, Europe/EU
Bridges and wind turbines seem to be a match made in heaven; most bridges are generally quite tall where wind speeds are much higher and are often in exposed mountainous areas where significan…
In town for the long haul
When The Travel Centers of America truck stop at Morris filled up Tuesday night, truckers were directed to the Walmart parking lot, where they set until late afternoon Wednesday because of the closure of Interstate 80.
Lockhead appointed SRU chairman
The Scottish Rugby Union have announced the appointment of Sir Moir Lockhead as their next chairman.
ORNL researchers developing biohybrid photoconversion system to convert visible light into hydrogen
Neutron scattering analysis performed at ORNL shows the lamellar structure of a hydrogen-producing, biohybrid composite material formed by the self-assembly of naturally occurring, light harvesting proteins with polymers. Source: ORNL. Click to enl…
Leo Motors to develop electric scooters for Brazil
Leo Motors, Inc. has reached an agreement to develop electric scooters for DAFRA Motos, one of the largest motorcycle companies in Brazil. Under the agreement, Leo will develop electric scooters using DAFRA’s internal combustion engine (ICE) scooter …