The electric vehicle business is really getting wired at BYD — the world’s largest maker of electrical vehicles. Today, BYD is now the World’s No. 1 Battery-Electric Vehicle Manufacturer by sales volumes. In a just-released global EV ranking, BYD came in not only first in global, single-model, sales in October, with a total of 6,099 […]
With India well regarded as a tech development hub, Mumbai is now rolling with a mobile transit app that allows passengers on public transit to book bus tickets through mobile phones via an app from provider Ridlr which is available on Google Play Store. Here’s the scoop: Ridlr is a commuting app providing real time […]
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials today announced that it has approved a schedule for implementing the use of roadside safety hardware devices (such as guardrail, crash cushions, etc.) on the National Highway System that meet new crash-testing standards. AASHTO’s members voted in support of the schedule that will require new and […]
2015 was a big year for Ford on the innovation front, as the company achieved a record number of new patents as Ford Smart Mobility and other initiatives continue to accelerate the pace of innovation. Innovators at Ford submitted nearly 6,000 new inventions in 2015, with many related to autonomous and connected vehicles, wearable devices, […]
As the price of oil continues to drop, gas prices are following suit. According to the latest Fleet News, fuel prices moved down again recently. This week, the price of Regular nationwide was below $2.00 — at $1.998 vs. $2.014 one week ago and $2.409 last year at this time. The news in fuel prices for […]
Clean Energy Fuels Corp., (NASDAQ: CLNE) has applauded the passage by the U.S. Congress of an alternative fuel tax credit which will continue to support the use of natural gas. The credit is retroactive to 2015 and extends through 2016 and applies to compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG). With an anticipated […]
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials is has renewed a long-standing alliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the Roadway Work Zone Safety and Health Partners to make construction work zones safer. The construction industry associations in the alliance represent more than […]
As the sharing economy increasingly transforms commercial transportation, consider what’s happening in the San Francisco area in which a new, B2B app from Cargomatic linking shippers and truckers. Cargomatic’s web and mobile apps connect shippers to nearby local truckers who have available freight capacity. The technology platform is transforming B2B logistics by bringing new efficiency […]
Volvo Trucks North America, after concluding truck and engine lab testing, has approved the use of renewable diesel fuel for all of its proprietary Volvo engines. The company reports that Volvo is the first OEM to endorse the use of advanced hydrocarbon renewable diesel fuel. Noted Frank Bio, director – sales development, specialty vehicles and […]
Aperia Technologies, makers of the Halo Tire inflator, a simple, bolt-on tire inflation device for tractors and trailers, has announced the launch of a nationwide network of dealers, consisting of truck, tractor and trailer dealerships with multiple locations across the U.S. “The first truck and trailer dealerships included in our dealer network were chosen carefully […]
