New fleet management technologies are not only helping companies streamline their operations and improve operating efficiencies, they are also playing a larger role in helping transportation system go more “green.” The city of Ventura, California is a good case in point. In 2007, Ventura committed to greatly reducing its ecological footprint and cutting down on […]
Cummins Filtration, an industry leader in diesel engine filtration technology, has introduced the Fleetguard LF14000NN lube filter for Cummins ISX15 diesel engines. The LF14000NN is the company’s first lube filter with NanoNet® media, a patented polymeric nanotechnology-based synthetic media originally developed for Fleetguard fuel filter applications. Introduced by Cummins Filtration in 2012, NanoNet® filtration media […]
Odyne Systems, a leading manufacturer of hybrid systems for medium- and heavy- duty work trucks and a Ford Qualified Vehicle Modifier that meets Ford standards for alternative fuel vehicles, is now featured in the 2015 Ford Alternative Fuel Buyers Guide. In a real-world application, last year PECO, an electric and natural gas utility based in […]
STEMCO, an EnPro Industries company (NYSE: NPO), announced that it has acquired ATDynamics, Inc., which designs, manufactures and supplies a suite of clean technology products engineered to reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions in the global freight transportation industry. The business will become part of the Innovative Tire & Mileage Solutions (ITMS) group of STEMCO, […]
According to the latest research, electric drive trucks as a global “fleet” currently number approximately 20,000, with 10,000 sold in 2013 alone. What’s more, according to Navigant Research, the market is projected to grow to 350,000 globally by 2020. In terms of what’s going right, H=hybrids have made significant inroads in the transit bus sector. […]
With increased use of tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS), the global automotive micro-electrical-mechanical systems market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 11 percent from 2014-2019. One of the most important applications of MEMS in the automotive sector is in TPMS. Evidence shows thatit helps improve both the safety of vehicles […]
As fuel prices drop, the shift away from smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles could result in lower wholesale vehicle prices and marginally slow the asset performance of auto asset backed security (ABS) transactions according to the latest research. According to Fitch, the group “expects used vehicle supply to rise in 2015 and place pressure on wholesale […]
A new report examining the global market for natural gas vehicles (NGVs), including global market forecasts for vehicle sales, vehicles on the road, refueling stations, natural gas consumption, and compressed natural gas cylinders, finds that the sales of natural gas vehicles will reach approximately 4 million annually by 2024. Driving the trend is increasingly stringent […]
