By Luke Tonachel The drive to put cleaner vehicles on the road—and reduce climate-altering pollution and save drivers money—made significant gains in 2016. New cars achieved record high fuel economy. New carbon pollution and fuel efficiency standards were put in place for heavy trucks, a large source of vehicle emissions. And efforts to increase the […]
Waterford School District in Michigan has introduced 10 new school buses fueled by propane autogas into its fleet, joining almost 30 other school districts in the state to operate Blue Bird Vision Propane buses. Each bus is fitted with propane fuel systems manufactured by ROUSH CleanTech. WSD Superintendent Keith Wunderlich noted, “that the school district selected propane-fueled […]
Leading transportation technology and services company, EROAD, headquartered in Portland will become a sponsor of Truckers Against Trafficking to support the important role truck drivers play in reporting crime on our nation’s highways. “In our ongoing efforts to give back to our community, we are becoming a sponsor of Truckers Against Trafficking,” said Gail Levario, vice […]
An industry group that bills itself as a “nonpartisan organization that aims to reduce America’s dependence on oil,” Securing America’s Future Energy (SAFE), will release a report presenting the findings of the Commission on Autonomous Vehicle Testing and Safety on January 5th from the Consumer Electronics Show conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. The report will outline clear and […]
Amazon has announced that it plans to open two fulfillment centers in Aurora, Illinois which will add more than 1,000 additional full-time jobs. The company currently has fulfillment centers operating in Edwardsville, Joliet and Romeoville with another fulfillment center under construction in Monee. “In just over two years, Illinois has proven itself to be an […]
Route4Me, a route optimization platform that uses big data, data science, and machine learning to optimize multi-driver and multi-destination routes, has announced that the program will be on the Geotab Marketplace. That means that Route4Me will be integrated with Geotab’s real-time vehicle tracking platform. Key features of the Route4Me and Geotab platform integration are: Mobile App […]
United Bus Technology, a leading IT solution company in the motorcoach industry, has announced the launch of NetBox, designed to provide on-board Wi-Fi and entertainment. The all-in-one platform provides high speed Internet connection with MegaWifi, a movie streaming system with OnCoach Cinema, GPS based fleet management solution MegaTrac, and more. “Compared to airlines, the technology […]
Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV) announced a fourth quarter 2016 net loss of $34 million, or $0.42 per diluted share, compared to a fourth quarter 2015 net loss of $50 million, or $0.61 per diluted share. Revenues in the quarter were $2.1 billion, a decline of 17 percent compared to fourth quarter 2015. According to […]
Kenworth has announced that a radar-based collision mitigation system, the Bendix Wingman Advanced, which delivers adaptive cruise control with braking, along with autonomous emergency braking technology to help drivers mitigate rear-end collisions is is now available for order as an option for Kenworth T270 and T370 medium duty trucks. So get this: Using a radar sensor mounted to […]
Commercial telematics and IoT leader, SkyBitz®, has been named to Food Logistics’ 2016 FL100+ Top Software and Technology Providers list. SkyBitz was recognized for its supply chain technology solutions that help address the challenge of managing available resources most effectively. SkyBitz solutions provide complete visibility of customers’ assets that haul the food and beverage and […]
