Flying car manufacturer PAL-V has officially started the sales of its commercial models, the Liberty Pioneer and Liberty Sport, which it bills as “the first commercial flying car in the world.” “After years of hard work, beating the technical and qualification challenges, our team succeeded in creating an innovative flying car that complies with existing safety standards determined […]
Energy price volatility, global liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade, tighter emission norms, and the emergence of noise pollution-free zones are generating a vast range of opportunities for alternate truck powertrains. External influencers such as urbanization, geopolitics, incentives and technology advancements are all combining to boost the medium-heavy duty (MD-HD) compressed NG (CNG) and LNG truck market. In fact, some estimates show that […]
Heavy duty vehicle lift leader Stertil-Koni has announced that it has been awarded the National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO) ValuePoint Master Agreement for Vehicle Lifts and Garage Associated Equipment. Here’s what makes this award really special. The new agreement, which in Stertil-Koni’s instance represents a contract extension, enables customers nationwide — including municipalities, […]
Clean Energy Fuels has announced that it has signed a fueling agreement with Mountain Valley Express, an express shipping company based out of Manteca, California, that has purchased nine Heavy-Duty trucks equipped with the new CWI 9L ISL G Zero NOx natural gas engine. The fueling agreement will allow Mountain Valley to use Clean Energy’s […]
The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has launched an accreditation initiative for the truckload segment of the motor carrier industry. The goal of the program is to create a community of individuals who are dedicated to their professional development within the truckload industry, help truckload carriers attract new people to their companies, and create career paths […]
A new research report predicts that the Global Alternative Fuel and Hybrid Vehicle Market is expected to generates sales of $614 billion by 2022, registering a compound annual growth rate of 12.9% during the forecast period 2016-2022. Alternative fuel and hybrid vehicles (AFHVs) run on fuels other than conventional fuels such as gasoline and diesel. The report, […]
Kenworth has announced an update to its Predictive Cruise Control functionality available for the Kenworth T680 and T880 with the new 2017 PACCAR MX-11, PACCAR MX-13 and Cummins X15 engines. “This update, which was made in conjunction with the launch of the new 2017 emission engines, provides our customers up to a 1 percent improvement […]
MiX Telematics a leading provider of fleet and mobile asset management solutions delivered as Software-as-a-Service (Saas), has announced that it now has more than 600,000 active subscribers across its combined fleet and consumer customer base. The company’s CEO, Stefan Joselowitz, noted: “The strong third quarter fiscal 2016/17 results were driven by general strength across the […]
According to a new analysis, ride-sharing services are now allowed by one-half (50%) of all corporate travel policies, a jump from 44% in June 2016, according to the GBTA Business Traveler Sentiment Index™ Global Report – January 2017, in partnership with American Express. The Index examines business travelers’ feelings about their trip experience and how […]
U.S. auto-safety regulators have mandated that new vehicles must communicate with each other through vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) technology beginning in 2020, with the goal of increasing safety. According to one expert, the approach may need a reboot. Here are the details: Vehicles are expected to use the 5.9GHz safety spectrum, which was allocated by the Federal […]
