Pennsylvania State Police Place 131 Trucks Out of Service During ‘Operation FracNET’
The Pennsylvania State Police placed 131 trucks out of service during a two-day enforcement effort focusing on commercial vehicles hauling waste water from Marcellus shale natural gas drilling operations in the state
Two Tire Associations Ready to Serve Retread Industry
The tire industry got a bit of a shock last fall when the Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau let Harvey Brodsky go. David Stevens has filled the managing director position held by Brodsky for years at TRIB, and Brodsky has started a new ad…
Marmon Highway Technologies Addresses Mandatory "Cost Downs"
Marmon Highway Technologies (MHT) companies announced they will no longer sign multi-year supply agreements with OE customers that call for annual mandatory price reductions or "cost downs"
Durable Goods Orders Fall, but Shipments Up
Orders for manufactured goods fell in February, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau, but shipments were up slightly.
NTSB Will Hold Review Forum For Truck and Bus Safety Progess
The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public forum on truck and bus safety May 10-11 in Washington, D.C., to review the progress that has been made since the NTSB held a series of public hearings on the matter back in 1999-2000.
Galvanized Steel Fights Rust While It Glows in the Sun
It was cool but bright the day before ConExpo opened in Las Vegas, and there, gleaming in the sun like a big piece of pewter, was a side-dump trailer whose steel underframe was completely galvanized.
First Flight for ELEKTRA ONE electric aircraft
The electric aircraft ELEKTRA ONE, developed by Calin Gologan, performed its internal First Flight on 19 Mar at the Airport Augsburg/Germany. On 23 Mar, the single-seater ELEKTRA ONE circled for 30 minutes in the air.
ELEKTRA ONE in the air. Copyri…
Area big rigs left idle
Sam Houston seventh-grade student Poonya Rastkhaneh gets the feel of a big rig driver’s seat during a career fair.
LA transit board approves cuts to bus service
The Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority board has approved cuts to city bus service in an effort to balance its budget.
Steel industry to launch FutureSteelVehicle program focused on lightweighting for advanced powertrain vehicles
The Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), will launch FutureSteelVehicle (FSV) at the 10th Annual Great Designs in Steel (GDIS) seminar Wednesday, 18 May in Livonia, Mich.
FSV is a global, mu…