Waste Management of Southern California has opened a new compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station in Chino, California, designed to increase access to clean-burning fuel in the region. Noted City of Chino Mayor and Vice Chairman of the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s Governing Board Dennis Yates, “By increasing accessibility to cleaner burning compressed […]
The sharing economy is moving to the commercial trucking field with On the Move Systems (OTCBB: OMVS), which has announced that it is recruiting trucking companies to join its new “Uber”-style on-demand freight platform. The service, offered through its ISTX platform, will provide quick local customized freights for users, creating a national network of freight […]
Crosspoint Kinetics, whose bolt-on hybrid technology captures braking energy and reuses it for a significant reduction in fuel use and pollution, has announced that ordinary drivers attending the Work Truck Show in Indianapolis taking the company’s “ride and drive” challenge have achieved fuels savings of nearly 30%. More than two dozen drivers braved the cold […]
Green transit is increasingly looking up, and now especially as NASA is turning its vision to commercial aviation to build the world’s most efficient plane. The trend isn’t new, but the principal player is. For several years, the airline industry has been experimenting with alternative fuels, ranging fro biofuels all the way to cooking oil. […]
To help spotlight the technological advances associated with the introduction of its new, full-color touch screen control console on the company’s wireless mobile column lifts, industry leader Stertil-Koni today announced the debut of a new video. The advanced control system used by Stertil-Koni is an extension of the concept of human-machine-interface (HMI). Called the “ebright […]
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has announced that it is introducing the Fuel Max LHS, a fuel-efficient long haul steer tire designed to complement the launch of the Goodyear Fuel Max LHD G505D last year. “Together, the Goodyear Fuel Max LHD G505D and the Goodyear Fuel Max LHS make up the most fuel-efficient long […]
Nissan and George Power have announced a new partnership to make EV charging available at more workplaces in the Atlanta region. Through a new partnership funded by Nissan and Georgia Power, local employers can receive a $1,000 rebate for each 240-volt, Level 2 charger installed – $500 from Georgia Power and a matching $500 from […]
Ford, at the Work Truck Show in Indianapolis, has announced a new cloud-based fleet management solution engineered to help commercial customers better manage vehicles and improve their customer service. Called Ford Telematics™, it is powered by Telogis® and delivers real-time actionable analytics and communications capabilities globally. “Commercial trucks have to be more than delivery boxes […]
Crosspoint Kinetics, a subsidiary of Cummins Crosspoint, has announced at the Work Truck Show that it has forged an alliance with leading walk-in van producer Morgan Olson that will make Kinetics Hybrid-powered delivery vehicles available to customers throughout North America. The Kinetics Hybrid from Crosspoint Kinetics transforms Morgan Olson’s class 3-7 delivery vans and trucks […]
Hybrids has announced that its XL3 Hybrid Electric Drive System is now available on the Reach™ commercial van from Isuzu and Utilimaster and will be shown at the Work Truck Show. As the first diesel-powered vehicle with the XL3 powertrain, the Reach is engineered for national delivery service companies, public sector and corporate fleets that […]
