Former Qualcomm Exec Joins Rand McNally
Jim Rodi has joined Rand McNally as senior vice president of mobile communications. Rodi, who spent the past 11 years at Qualcomm, will be responsible for driving sales and business development for Rand McNally’s TruckPC line of products.
TCA Will Support Mandatory E-Logs
The Truckload Carriers Association has adopted a new policy in favor of electronic logging and will support the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s proposed near-universal mandate for electronic onboard recorders (EOBRs) to track driver ho…
New York State Using New Reflective Pavement Striping
The New York State Thruway Authority is implementing a new pavement striping program. The new pavement marking system, known as Recess Triple Drop, is more visible and durable in all lighting and weather conditions.
Senate OKs tax break for Union Pacific project
The Senate has approved a proposed tax incentive for a rail yard project in southern New Mexico.
Tate & Lyle and Genomatica sign joint development agreement for Bio-BDO
Genomatica and Tate & Lyle signed a joint development agreement for the demonstration-scale production of Genomatica’s Bio-BDO (1,4-butanediol). (Earlier post.) The Genomatica process produces the same BDO product that is currently made from a va…
Kelly Tires Rolls Out New In-City Applications
Kelly has introduced a new drive tire, designed for exceptional traction in pickup and delivery applications, as well as in specialty applications, such as school bus and metro operations.
The Twizy to be the World’s Cheapest Electric Car
No it’s not a rapper or the next new dance craze. It’s only supposedly the CHEAPEST electric vehicle on the market. Made public at the Paris Auto Show, this two-seater may not look all blinged out, but priced at only $9,700 – who cares!
That’s a…
BioAmber licenses CELEXION technology related to production of bio-based adipic acid
BioAmber, a renewable chemistry company focused on bio-based succinic acid and derivatives (earlier post), has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with CELEXION LLC
for technology related to the production of adipic acid and other chemical
in…
Phytonix Corporation licenses technology for photosynthetic biobutanol production
Asheville, NC-based Phytonix Corporation, founded in 2009 to produce cost-effective biofuels, has licensed technology for the direct production of biobutanol by photosynthetic bacteria.
The license was purchased from an scientist from Cornell/Johns Hop…
Fraunhofer developing simulation software for automotive Li-ion batteries
Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics ITWM in Kaiserslautern are developing software to simulate lithium-ion batteries as part of the Fraunhofer System Research for Electromobility (FSEM) project. The Battery and Electroc…