Alkane is trumpeting what it reports to be the first and only Class 7 propane-fueled truck available to the North American in that heavy weight class. For customers that previously needed a Class 7 truck (26,001-33,000 GVW), the Propane industry seemed void, according to Alkane, when competing against CNG. But with the launch of the […]
With more than a hint of an economy on the rise, U.S. factories outperformed expectations,with overall industrial output gaining 0.7 percent last month, beating the consensus forecast of a 0.3 percent gain. In contrast, mining output, another component of total industrial production, fell 2.3 percent in April. The gain in factory output, coming after recent […]
According to major new sources, Walmart is piloting a jazzed up subscription shipping program that will guarantee delivery within two days instead of three. The goal? Most agree the traditional retailer is ready to go head-to-head with online giant, Amazon. Walmart said that it’s tweaking its ShippingPass service, which launched last year, and will guarantee […]
Leading energy wholesaler to retail distributors, AMERIgreen, in conjunction with Clean Cities of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, recently hosted “The Fleet Footprint Event: Emissions Requirements and the New Energy Landscape.” The event, held in Morristown, NJ, presented a candid assessment of all transportation fuels and energy so fuel dealers and their fleet customers can use […]
Freight volumes for Canadian and cross-border loads subdued in April after three consecutive months of improvement, dropping 12 percent following last month’s peak close for the first quarter of 2016. Year-over-year volumes were down 17 percent compared to April 2015. According to Transcore, which issued the findings, the “trend is typical for the month of […]
Looking to go even more green, a major Florida-based transit, LeeTran, has added more propane autogas-fueled shuttles to its paratransit fleet this month. These new vehicles increase the public transit agency’s propane fleet to 20, or 45 percent of its entire paratransit fleet. “We are converting our vehicles to operate on propane autogas for a […]
Heavy duty vehicle lift leader Stertil-Koni USA, Inc. has announced that it has recently celebrated its 20th annual distributor meeting with briefings, meetings and events held in Burbank, CA, and simultaneously signed three new dealers to join the company’s dedicated distributor network in North America. Additions to the Stertil-Koni distributor network are: Diamond State Industrial […]
Leading energy wholesaler to retail distributors, AMERIgreen, has announced that it has received BQ-9000 Marketer Certification from the National Biodiesel Board (NBB) — for the sixth consecutive year. The company, which operates in the Mid-Atlantic and New England markets, provides domestically produced biofuels, refined products, propane and lubricants to a growing network of customers. AMERIgreenAMERIgreen […]
Fleetmatics Group PLC (NYSE: FLTX), a leading global provider of mobile workforce solutions for service-based businesses of all sizes delivered as software-as-a-service (SaaS), was named the winner of a Gold Stevie® Award in the Company of the Year (Business Services) category and a Bronze Stevie® Award in Fastest Growing Company of the Year (Up to […]
Uniroyal has announced that the Uniroyal® LT40™, a long-haul/regional, class-8 trailer tire, has met the requirements for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) SmartWay® Technology Program The LT40 joins two existing Uniroyal SmartWay-verified tire offers, the LS24™ and RS20™. The Uniroyal LT40 is engineered to combat irregular trailer tire wear for long-lasting performance. Available in […]
