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ARLINGTON, Va. — If the American government needs even more proof that there’s no need to tinker with the current hours-of-service rules, it needs to Michigan implements spring load restrictions — DETROIT – Starting the morning of Monday, April 18th,…
US Departments of Agriculture and Energy to award up to $30M for biomass research and development for fuels and energy
The US Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Energy (DOE) is soliciting projects for up to $30 million over three to four years for research and development in advanced biofuels, bioenergy, and high-value biobased products. The projects funded through …
WSIB backs off threat to audit federally regulated carriers
TORONTO, Ont. — The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) put a scare into a good number of Ontario fleets recently, when it issued a memo saying it would begin auditing federally regulated carriers as part of its Workwell program. [Full Story]
Canada vs. Electric Cars, Round 3
The Canadian province of Quebec has announced plans to offer government rebates of up to $8000 (Canadian) on high-capacity electric vehicles in a bid to place 300,000 plug-in electric vehicles on Quebec’s roads by 2020. With up to $50 million in f…
Serendipity: Did cheap hydrogen just become a reality?
Maybe automakers were wise to keep building fuel cell vehicles
Revenge of the fuel cell hybrid?
When I started Hybridcarblog, I was a fan of fuel cell cars. In fact it was the correlation between the Toyota Prius and fuel cell hybrids that excited me a…
Petrobras sings agreements with Sinopec and Sinochem
Petrobras signed agreements with Chinese companies Sinopec (China Petrochemical Corporation) and Sinochem (Sinochem Corporation). The agreements were part of the business agenda established during the official visit of President Rousseff to China.
With…
Miliband campaigns in Scotland
Labour leader Ed Miliband is to campaign in Scotland. He is to join Scottish leader Iain Gray and party members speaking to apprentices and staff at the world’s largest helicopter services company, in Aberdeen, before heading to a call centre in Dundee.
EPFL team discovers molybdenum-based catalysts enable more cost-effective hydrogen production from water
A team led by Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) Professor Xile Hu has discovered that a molybdenum-based catalyst allows the electrolytic production of hydrogen at room temperature, and is inexpensive and efficient. The results provide …
Expect I-80 Delays in Illinois for Inspections and Construction
Starting April 25, weather permitting, routine bridge inspections on Interstate 80 over the Des Plaines River in Joliet, Ill., will require daily lane closures for approximately three weeks.
U.S. United Van Lines, Mayflower Transit Agents to Join AMSA
The 700 U.S. agents of both United Van Lines and Mayflower Transit, subsidiaries of UniGroup, will join the American Moving & Storage Association in September.