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 […]
SkyBitz®, A leader in commercial telematics, has announced that Paschall Truck Lines (PTL), a Transport Topics Top 100 dry-van freight carrier, has selected asset management solutions from SkyBitz for its fleet of trailers. After researching and evaluating trailer technology systems for several years, PTL chose SkyBitz for its product reliability, intuitive web services, customer service, […]
Southern California Edison’s Charge Ready program will conduct a pilot program that will add as many as 1,500 electric vehicle charging stations to SCE’s service area. The $22-million Charge Ready pilot plans to get more electric vehicle charging stations installed at locations where cars are parked for extended periods — for example, at workplaces, apartment […]
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 […]
XL Hybrid’s customers, comprised of globally-recognized brands, municipalities and nonprofits, have collectively driven 25 million miles. On average, more than 1.5 million miles are driven each month by service, delivery and passenger fleets equipped with the XL3™ Hybrid Elective System. “The number of fleet vehicles using XL Hybrids’ technology is increasing significantly as we work […]
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 […]
Electric vehicle company Nikola, with a goal to design and manufacture electric vehicles, energy storage systems and electric vehicle drivetrain components, has announced that with the first working prototypes to be displayed tlater this year, the company will launch a 2,000 horsepower, electric semi-truck, dubbed “Nikola One”, and a 520 hp, 4×4 electric UTV with […]
Top selling EVSE manufacturer, ClipperCreek, has recently released a compact unit that can utilize the full current available from a 30 Amp circuit at very competitive price points. Here’s what’s new: ClipperCreek has included the LCS-30 EVSE to its extensive product line. The LCS-30 is a 24 Amp Level 2 electric vehicle charging station offering […]
