Con-way Expects Full E-log Implementation by June
Con-way Truckload announced that 71 percent of its 3,000-driver fleet is using electronic logs (e-logs), with full integration of the technology expected in June 2011. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is expected to make the adoption …
USABC awards A123 Systems $8m contract to develop nanophosphate li-ion batteries
Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, Hybrid
The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC), a research collaboration between Chrysler Group, Ford Motor and General Motors, has awarded A123 Systems an $8 million, 24-month contract…
Toyota Renames All Models Prius, Makes Everything a Hybrid
In a strange twist of events Toyota, the world’s largest automaker, has announced that it will be changing the name of every model in its lineup…to Prius.
At a press conference this morning President and CEO of Toyota, Akio Toyoda came out with a b…
Daimler expects strong sales growth
Aerodynamic testing shows optimized airflow over the Cascadia’s new side fairings.
AirTran Dolphin 1 revealed in Atlanta
AirTran Airways ‘ Dolphin 1 is ready for takeoff. Under cloudy skies on Thursday, the airline unveiled Dolphin 1 — a Boeing 737-700 decorated with dolphins and an aquatic theme to mark its partnership with Georgia Aquarium and highlight the AT&T D…
Total and Waste Management invest in waste plastic to synthetic crude startup Agilyx
Agilyx Corporation, a startup commercializing a waste plastic to synthetic crude oil technology, has closed a $22 million Series B round led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), and joined by new strategic investors, Waste Management, Inc. and T…
China Energy invests $83.8M in Synthesis Energy Systems; 43.5% ownership
Gasification company Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc. has signed an agreement with China Energy Industry Holding Group Co., Limited (China Energy), for a cash investment of approximately US$83.8 million to support SES’ business strategy in China, i…
NTSB chief hits the highway
Deb Hersman, Chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board, rides with UPS tractor-trailer driver Clarence Jenkins on the way to the Mid-America Truck Show in Louisville, Ky., to raise awareness of women in the trucking industry.
Stocks to Watch: Stocks to Watch: Krispy Kreme, Omeros, Monster
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc., Omeros Corp. and Monster Worldwide Inc. are among the companies whose shares may be active during the U.S.-trading session on Friday.
I-70 in Colorado to be closed
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