Truck driver convicted of killing six prostitutes in Ohio to face…
ATLANTIC CITY – A trucker serving a life sentence in Ohio for killing six women has waived extradition to face charges of killing a woman in New Jersey in 1987.
Mercedes Says U.S. Fuel Too Dirty For Its Ultra-Efficient Engines
The Mercedes tag line is “The Best or Nothing”, and that seems to sum up why the German automaker won’t bring its new, super-efficient gas engines to America. Quite simply, our gas is too dirty.
It should come as no surprise to learn that Europe …
UCLA researchers engineer E. coli to produce 1-butanol with high titer and high yield
A team of UCLA researchers led by Professor James Liao have engineered Escherichia coli bacteria to produce 1-butanol with high titer (30 g/L) and high yield (70 – 88% of theoretical production) anaerobically, comparable to or exceeding the levels dem…
PHOTO This screen shot shows the Allegiant Air website.
You know what they say about Las Vegas: “What happens here, stays here.” That, of course, is a reference to all kinds of unmentionable “fun” to be had in Sin City, but let’s assume some of the fun includes placing outrageous bets.
Greer Truck and Trailer Parts, Inc. Becomes VIPAR Stockholder
Greer Truck and Trailer Parts, Inc. is the newest stockholder to join the VIPAR Heavy Duty network of distributors. Headquartered in Paul, Idaho, Greer Truck and Trailer Parts operates one location and is lead by Ray Greer, president.
Trail King Industries, Inc. Names Bruce Yakley as New President
Trail King Industries, Inc., a manufacture of open deck and material hauling trailers, named Bruce Yakley as its new president. Yakley will succeed current Trail King president, Carol Lowe, who is returning to Carlisle Companies on April 1, 2011.
UPS Names Scott Wicker First Chief Sustainability Officer
Scott Wicker, UPS’s vice president of corporate plant engineering, has been named the company’s first Chief Sustainability Officer.
Mansfield Oil Company Acquires Gas Equipment Systems, Inc.
Mansfield Oil Company has acquired California-based Gas Equipment Systems, Inc. GESI was founded by President & CEO Larry Ozier in 1998 and has supplied, constructed or maintained more than 150 compressed natural gas fueling stations in its thir…
NFBC Unveils ExpressPass for Trucks, Buses
The Niagara Falls Bridge Commission, operator of three of the four Niagara River bridges between Western New York and Southern Ontario, introduced ExpressPass for trucks crossing the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge that will help reduce wait times for all…
Navistar, Women In Trucking Names 2011 Influential Woman Of The Year
Navistar, Inc. and the Women In Trucking Association presented the inaugural Influential Woman of the Year award to Rochelle Gorman, CEO of CalArk International, at a ceremony during this week’s Truckload Carriers Association annual meeting.