Opinion: S Corporations and Trucking
What was the most important event that occurred in 1958? The creation of NASA? Perhaps the birth of the King of Pop? For privately owned trucking and logistics companies, there is only one answer: tax legislation permitting S corporations.
Project Better Place Announces Pricing Plans in Denmark: Not So Cheap
One advantage EV advocates push is that charging an electric vehicle is cheaper than filling it full of gas. Project Better Place just announced its pricing plan for the country of Denmark. How does almost $600 a month sound?
That’s for the top-tie…
Phillips Industries Introduces New Shut-Off Gladhands
Phillips Industries introduced additional Shut-Off Gladhands for double trailers.
Jalopnik: the Mitsubishi Evo Must Die
Will Mitsubishi kill the EVO?
That question has been lighting up the automotive forums for days now, ever since Gayu Eusegi (Mitusbishi’s Global Product Director) told Autocar that, although “there is still a demand … we must stop (building the E…
KiOR signs offtake agreement with Hunt Refining Company for renewable fuels
KiOR, Inc., developer of a catalytic pyrolysis process to produce renewable oil from biomass (earlier post), has signed an offtake agreement with Hunt Refining Company, which has agreed to purchase renewable gasoline and diesel blendstocks and fuel oil…
Landi Renzo and Leggett Platt to partner on CNG vehicles for North American Market
Landi Renzo USA (Landi Renzo) has partnered with Leggett & Platt Commercial Vehicle Products (L&P CVP) to implement alternative fuel systems using compressed natural gas (CNG). Landi Renzo is a global leader in alternative fuel systems design, manufact…
BAE Systems launches parallel HybriDrive system for Class 6-8 vocational trucks
Parallel HybriDrive system. Click to enlarge.
BAE Systems launched its parallel hybrid propulsion system for heavy-duty truck applications at the National Truck Equipment Association Work Truck Show in Indianapolis. The parallel system, designed f…
Honda and Toyota plug-in hybrids more alike than current hybrids
The Accord plug-in hybrid will offer about 15 miles of EV range
The economical plug-in hybrids?
While at the International Rechargeable Battery Expo in Tokyo, Hirohisa Ogawa, a chief engineer of battery research at Honda, told the audience that Honda’s…
Air Methods acquires Texas firm
Air Methods Corp. , a Colorado air-ambulance company, said Monday it has acquired United Rotorcraft Solutions of Texas.
Toyota Prius one of top 10 most value-packed cars – Forbes
A best buy that only gets better as gas prices rise
Only hybrid on the list
Toyota has now sold more than 3 million hybrid cars, largely thanks to the Toyota Prius.
Why does the Prius resonate?
For years many have claimed it’s just about green statemen…