SEAT invested more than €30M in southern Europe powertrain test center SEAT has invested more than €30 million in recent years to create the most advanced powertrain test center in southern Europe. The facilities are equipped with nine multi-energy test benches, which enable differe...
VW Arteon and Arteon Shooting Brake available with plug-in hybrid drive Volkswagen’s new Arteon and Arteon Shooting Brake are available in Europe as plug-in hybrid models. Prices in Germany start from €51,064.37 (US$60,800) for the Arteon eHybrid with a hatchback and from €51,927.06 ...
How to Purchase Smart Cameras That Are Right for You Dash cams are becoming a critical tool for an increasing number of fleets. These cameras help to monitor and identify drivers who are engaging in risky behavior and as a means to exonerate drivers who have had an...
David Myers appointed new Rivus CEO Rivus has named David Myers, a former regional managing director of Wolseley, as its new CEO, effective from December 1.
More than 50,000 dashcam videos sent to police Road users have sent more than 50,000 dash cam recordings of potential traffic offices to police forces since 2017, with one-third resulting in action.
ETSC calls on EU Ministers to support stricter speed limiters The European Transport Safety Council (ETSC), together with a coalition of organisations, has written to all 27 EU Transport Ministers and Industry Ministers expressing concern that the technical requirements for...
2020 Fleet SUV of the Year: Jeep Grand Cherokee The Jeep Grand Cherokee, which is currently in its fourth generation, is available in 10 different trim levels and each model is available with four available 4x4 systems.
DOT GVWR Thresholds: Got Compliance? How does weight rating versus actual weight work, and when can an enforcement officer operate off actual vehicle weight? Stay compliant with these questions answered.
Fleet and leasing industry reacts to Spending Review The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, delivered a bleak assessment of the UK’s finances, warning the coronavirus crisis would create lasting damage to growth and jobs.
Amazon Merchants Say Deliveries of Some Products Are Delayed Amazon .com Inc. merchants around the U.S. say some products that normally reach customers in one or two days are now taking a week or longer just as the world’s largest online retailer heads into what’s expected...
VW’s Traton to Build China Truck Factory in Expansion Push Traton SE is stepping up expansion plans in China after Volkswagen AG’s truck division hammered out a deal to acquire Navistar International Corp. to boost its presence in North America.
Grande West’s Vicinity Lightning EV For Sale in the U.S., Canada Grande West Transportation Group Inc., a manufacturer of mid-sized multi-purpose transit vehicles, says the Vicinity Lightning electric vehicle (EV) is now for sale in Canada and the U.S. The Vicinity Lightning w...
Oil Advances to Eight-Month High on Demand Optimism Oil extended gains, trading at its highest level since March, on mounting optimism that recent breakthroughs on a COVID-19 vaccine will lead to a swift recovery in global energy demand next year.
FedEx, UPS Feel Van Squeeze Amid E-Commerce Rush FedEx Corp. and UPS Inc. are running into a shortage of delivery vans, prompting a surprise cost squeeze that’s cutting into profits during a record surge in package volumes.
High Freight Demand Provides Momentum for Trucking Industry Economic indicators suggest the trucking industry could be poised for growth in 2021, after the coronavirus pandemic caused a topsy-turvy year in 2020 marked by unpredictable demand and continued uncertainty in t...
UPS Will Make Dry Ice, Offer Freezers for Vaccine Distribution UPS Inc. has set up its own dry ice production and will provide portable, super-cold freezers to its health care customers as the courier prepares for the massive rollout of COVID-19 vaccines.
Strehl Announces Acquisition of Rocketail Strehl purchased the assets of the semi-trailer tail-end drag reduction systems maker Rocketail, the company announced Nov. 23.
COVID-19 Aid, Government Funding Lead Lame-Duck Agenda Members of Congress return to Capitol Hill after Thanksgiving to close out a post-election lame-duck session that will include government funding legislation and the possibility of a new round of COVID-19 relief ...
Oil Jumps Past $45, Dow Eclipses 30,000 Oil reclaimed heights not seen since the pandemic shocked markets in the spring, with the start of the U.S. presidential transition and improved vaccine prospects infusing optimism across markets.
Used Class 8 Truck Average Price Finally Posts Increase Used Class 8 trucks in October notched the first monthly year-over-year increase in average price after 17 such declines, ACT Research reported. It expects the gains to continue into next year.
Sun Tran Adds CNG Buses into its Fixed-Route Service Sun Tran, the public transit system serving the city of Tucson, Ariz., has introduced 15 new compressed natural gas (CNG) buses into its fixed-route service. The 40-ft. GILLIG CNG buses produce lower emissions t...
SoftBank-Led Round Values Uber-Like Truck Startup at $12 Billion Full Truck Alliance has raised $1.7 billion from investors including SoftBank Group Corp. and Tencent Holdings Ltd., a major cash infusion for the Uber-like trucking startup ahead of a potential initial public of...
Economic Outlook Bright for Holidays Goods are pouring into ports, being delivered by trucks to warehouses and e-commerce locations, and retailers are restocking their shelves as the holiday shopping season gets into full swing. It’s also a major re...
Va. retailer partners with schools for techs The dealership is partnering with local schools by offering internships and employment opportunities to help steer students toward a career as a service technician.
McLaren 765LT sets the record for on the street acceleration Watch DragTimes test out the new McLaren 765LT with a Dragy and VBOX recording 1/4 mile, 1/2 mile, 0-60 and The post McLaren 765LT sets the record for on the street acceleration appeared first on egmCarTech .
Green Transportation Summit & Expo The 10th annual GTSE is the region's premier clean transportation mecca. This year's conference breaks into new space with the inclusion of the EPA's West Coast Collaborative Partner's Meeting focusing on heavy-d...
SEAT invested more than €30M in southern Europe powertrain test center SEAT has invested more than €30 million in recent years to create the most advanced powertrain test center in southern Europe. The facilities are equipped with nine multi-energy test benches, which enable differe...
VW Arteon and Arteon Shooting Brake available with plug-in hybrid drive Volkswagen’s new Arteon and Arteon Shooting Brake are available in Europe as plug-in hybrid models. Prices in Germany start from €51,064.37 (US$60,800) for the Arteon eHybrid with a hatchback and from €51,927.06 ...
Researchers create hydrogen-producing living droplets Researchers at the University of Bristol in the UK and Harbin Institute of Technology in China have built tiny droplet-based algal factories that produce hydrogen, instead of oxygen, when exposed to daylight in a...
Solaris to supply two hydrogen buses to Transdev in Sweden Operator Transdev has signed a contract with Solaris Bus & Coach to supply two hydrogen buses. The vehicles will roll out onto the streets of the Swedish city of Sandviken in autumn 2021. Solaris Urbino CNG (in y...
TTTech Auto establishes Car.OS unit and expands company structure TTTech Auto—a provider of software and hardware platforms for automated driving and beyond, applicable in series production programs—has expanded its development scope and altered its structure based on three dis...
2021 VW ID.4 electric SUV rated at 250 miles of range The official range ratings are out for the first of Volkswagen’s mass-market electric vehicles. No surprises, they’re exactly what VW had anticipated leading up to the launch. The 2021 Volkswagen ID.4...
Brazil allows imported soy for biodiesel production The Brazilian National Energy Policy Council on Nov. 18 published a resolution that allows imported soybeans and imported soybean oil to be used to produce biodiesel. It is unclear how long the resolution will re...
Governors urge EPA to address biogenic CO2 barrier The Biogenic CO2 Coalition on Nov. 19 commended a bipartisan group of six U.S. governors who are urging the U.S. EPA to take prompt, science-based action to keep the United States from falling behind its competit...
EPA: 1.56 billion RINs generated in October The U.S. EPA has released data showing nearly 1.56 billion renewable identification numbers (RINs) were generated under the Renewable Fuel Standard in October, down from 1.73 billion generated during the same mon...
Court asked to hold EPA accountable on improper 2016 waiver Biofuel groups on Nov. 23 filed a motion in the U.S. Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia asking the court to enforce its 2017 decision requiring the U.S. EPA to address its improper waiver of 500 million...
UTIA awarded FAA grant to research SAF development Researchers at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture have been awarded a $250,000 grant from the FAA to evaluate regional biomass supply chains with regard to their potential for supplying feedstoc...
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Act establishes LCFS for aviation fuel Rep. Julia Brownley, D-Calif., on Nov. 18 introduced the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Act, a bill that aims to incentivize the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and help the aviation sector reduce carbon...
EPA: 6 more SRE petitions filed, 58 now pending The U.S. EPA released updated SRE data on Nov. 19, reporting that six additional SRE petitions have been filed with the agency, including one for RFS compliance year 2019 and five for compliance year 2020.
CRC plans to acquire, relocate biodiesel plant in Kentucky Hemisphere Ltd., the parent company of Continental Refining Co.., announced that it is exploring plans to acquire, relocate and install a soybean crushing, biodiesel refining and blending facility at a current CR...
NBB virtually elects new governing board The National Biodiesel Board members met virtually in mid-November to elect new governing board leaders from across the biodiesel and renewable diesel value chain. NBB's new leadership will help the development a...
NBB: Biodiesel can help meet USDA’s AIA goals The National Biodiesel Board stressed that biodiesel is an adoptable, ready to go technology that can help meet the goals of the USDA’s Agricultural Innovation Agenda in comments submitted to the agency on Nov. 9.
Pemex Prepares For 2021 Oil Pirce Hedge Mexico’s state oil company Pemex is preparing to launch its 2021 oil hedge that will protect its revenues, Reuters reports, citing an unnamed company source, who also said the company had been waiting for oil pri...
British Military Sent On Secret Mission To Protect Saudi Oilfields The United Kingdom has had troops deployed in Saudi Arabia to protect its oilfields from attacks since February this year, The News reported this week, a local newspaper in Portsmouth in the UK. A small team fro...
Venezuela Resumes Direct Oil Shipments To China Venezuela has restarted direct shipments of crude oil to China despite U.S. sanctions, Reuters has reported, citing shipping data and documents from PDVSA. Until now, Venezuela’s oil company sold oil to China via...
Saudi Arabia Schedules Informal Meeting With OPEC+ The leaders of the OPEC+ pact, Saudi Arabia and Russia, have requested an informal meeting of the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) to be held on Saturday, before the alliance’s formal meetings on Nov...
Cairn Appointing New Chair Cairn Energy plc (LON: CNE) has announced that Nicoletta Giadrossi will be appointed chair of the company with effect from January 1, 2021.
More Positive Covid Cases at LNG Canada Project Northern Health Authority has confirmed additional positive Covid-19 cases at the LNG Canada project site in Kitimat, B.C, LNG Canada and JGC Fluor have revealed in a joint statement.
OPEC+ Calls Last Minute Talks Saudi Arabia and Russia summoned OPEC+ ministers who oversee their oil production cuts for last-minute talks on Saturday.
ADNOC Dishes Out Deal Worth Up To $519MM ADNOC has announced the award of a contract worth up to $519 million to BGP Inc, a subsidiary of China National Petroleum Company.
Oil Rally Stalls Amid OPEC+ Tensions Brent oil edged lower, but was on track for a fourth weekly gain, amid signs of division among OPEC+ members just days before a key policy meeting.
Did Authorities Do Enough To Find Out Why Oil Prices Went Negative? In late April this year, Wet Texas Intermediate nosedived below zero, sending the market into a frenzy. The frenzy ended a day later when WTI rebounded to positive territory. Now, the Commodity Futures Trading Co...
Here's Why Electric Vehicle Stocks Have Exploded This Year The electric vehicle boom has been one of the few bright spots for investors in 2020.Tesla has seen its stock price climb by more than 445% this year.NIO stocks have soared by more than 1070%.And even charging co...
Refineries Are Fighting Over Used Cooking Oil And Animal Fat The novel coronavirus has fundamentally changed the way that we consume energy and fuel around the world. The extreme and unanticipated slowdown of economy and industry has led to a sharp decrease in oil and gas ...
UK Energy Giants Back Carbon Trading Over Carbon Tax Leading energy companies have urged the UK to embrace carbon trading after the Brexit transition period concludes and not adopt a carbon tax instead. In a letter to Boris Johnson, the group, which includes firms ...
Peru’s Oil Industry Is Engulfed In Crisis A combination of sharply weaker oil prices, inconsistent regulation, the COVID-19 pandemic, and constant conflict in the Amazon where most of Peru’s onshore oil industry is located has triggered a crisis that has...
Total And Exxon Renegotiate A Major Gas Sharing Deal Supermajors ExxonMobil and Total are renegotiating a natural gas resource sharing deal for their respective liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects offshore Mozambique, Reuters reports, citing sources with knowledge...
Green Transportation Summit & Expo The 10th annual GTSE is the region's premier clean transportation mecca. This year's conference breaks into new space with the inclusion of the EPA's West Coast Collaborative Partner's Meeting focusing on heavy-d...
Pre-Thanksgiving gasoline prices at lowest level since 2015 The average U.S. regular retail gasoline price (the price that consumers pay at the pump) during the week before Thanksgiving this year was $2.10 per gallon (gal), the lowest average retail gasoline price for the...
EIA updates geological maps of Midland Basin's Wolfcamp formation The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released new structure and thickness maps for the Wolfcamp play in the Midland Basin, which is a part of the larger Permian Basin in western Texas and southeas...
Data For 11/23/20 Summary Excerpt: Regular Gasoline Retail Price (Dollars per Gallon) 2.102 .. U.S. 2.072 ... East Coast 2.077 .... New England 2.250 .... Central Atlantic 1.961 .... Lower Atlantic 1.940 ... Midwest 1.772 ... Gulf...
About 25% of U.S. power plants can start up within an hour About 25% of U.S. power plants can start upgoing from being shut down to fully operatingwithin one hour, based on data collected in EIA's annual survey of electric generators. Some power plants, especially thos...
Trucking Industry Asked to Rank Top Concerns FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Rebecca Brewster(404) 247-8787September 8, 2020 ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA – The American Transportation Research Institute, the trucking industry’s not-for-profit research organizati...
Take the 2020 Top Industry Issues Survey Since its inception in 2005, the ATRI Top Industry Issues Survey continues to serve as a unique and vital tool for the trucking industry. Just a few minutes of your time will provide valuable informati...
UK to Invest $700M in SMRs as Part of 10 Point Plan Boris Johnson’s 10 Point Plan is Missing a Few PointsIdaho Site Selected for DOE Virtual Test ReactorBipartisan Legislation Offered To Revitalize Nuclear Energy IndustryDanish Nuclear Lands $24 million for ...
Systemic solutions Systemic solutionsA market trend that has been gaining momentum: companies offering solutions looking at the customer systemically.The tradition is for each company to offer the specific solutions, such as:Lighti...
Alfa Energy Group - International Energy and Sustainability Consultancy Is there hope on the horizon for energy markets with the positive news of vaccines and the potential to see some normality returning to society at large, or will Brexit, the US election result, and a rapidly chan...
Why America Needs a Climate-Resilient Recovery The coronavirus pandemic has presented an opportunity to reboot the American economy in a way that is cleaner and helps to mitigate climate change for future generations. But it’s not only that, this is als...
How Europe Can Build 100GW of Offshore Wind by 2030 Even for an offshore wind industry that is accustomed to all things being supersized, last week was a big week. On Wednesday the U.K. released its 10-point plan to achieve its target of net-zero carbon by 2050. A...
* Get Back On Track – with Blue-Skies Thinking * Britain's Prime Minister has just announced plans to stage what he terms a “Green Revolution” to transform the UK economy.Making transport more environmentally friendly is part of his plan. Has he...
Visualizing Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Production (Through September 2020) This article contains still images from the interactive dashboards available in the original blog post. To follow the instructions in this article, please use the interactive dashboards. Furthermore, they allow y...
Want More Science-Based Policies? Start by Protecting the Scientists President-elect Biden has repeatedly said that he will listen to the scientists. While this is certainly a welcome change, listening can only take us so far. We need action to establish scientific integrity polic...
Wind Power Giant Vestas Launches Venture Capital Fund Leading global wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has launched a venture capital unit as it looks to stoke the energy transition. Vestas Ventures will focus on four areas: long-duration storage and other grid ...
Generator Rotor Stub Shaft Repair This piece was originally shared with the Generation Professionals community group. Thought it would be of interest to share here as well. Click headline for full article
Electrify America to Simplify Charging with Select EV Models in 2021 Electrify America streamlines EV charging for a range of models in 2021, calling it Plug&Charge. Also, a Tesla owner reveals her beta Full Self Driving videos.While charging networks keep adding stations acro...
Biden and climate change: what to expect from the President-elect President-elect Joe Biden is taking a much firmer stance on the climate crisis than his predecessors, even Clinton and Obama. With the US officially out of the Paris Agreement and a transition to a new administra...
ESG is growing in importance for investors Economies and companies that set an agenda for climate-resilient growth will likely be seen as more attractive prospects, says Matthew Bell, EY Asia Pacific climate change and sustainability services leader ...
FMCSA Declares Ohio Truck Driver to be an Imminent Hazard The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Ohio-licensed commercial driver Gregory Alan Barnhart to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ord...
FMCSA: 5 changes to the HOS rule The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) unveiled a proposal on August 14 to revise its hours of service (HOS) regulations for commercial motor vehicle drivers. The FMCSA estimates its proposal wou...
Exempt from the Canadian ELD Mandate? Here’s 5 reasons to comply anyways With the Canadian Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Mandate taking effect in less than two years, details are beginning to surface around who’s going to be affected — and who’s not. Until adopted by any one or more...
Final Canadian ELD Mandate Rules Announced The final Canadian electronic logging device (ELD) Mandate was announced today by Canadian Transport Minister Marc Garneau. As expected, the rules state that ELD solution providers must obtain certification from ...
10 Steps to ELD Migration Success It has almost been a year since the first electronic logging device (ELD) Mandate deadline passed. Many carriers that were able to take advantage of the grandfather clause opted to use automatic onboard recording...
Canadian ELD Mandate Updates Updated October 16, 2018 The final Canadian ELD Mandate rule is expected to release this year or in the first quarter of 2019 (best guesses). While the full information is still not available, fleets can still ed...
The ELD Mandate: What We’ve Learned So Far It has been over six months since the first electronic logging device (ELD) Mandate deadline passed. Since then, the FMCSA has granted new exemptions and guidance, and the hard deadline has been enforced. In a re...
Post-ELD Enforcement Date: Regulatory Update April was a busy month since the hard ELD enforcement date starting April 1. Changes continue to be made in agriculture and tank hauling. CVSA is focused on day-to-day enforcement as well as an Hours of Service e...
ELD Enforcement Starts April 1. Are Your Drivers Prepared? During the “soft enforcement” period since the ELD Mandate took effect on Dec. 18, drivers caught running without proper ELD equipment, documentation, or training have been written up, but neither they nor the co...
New FMCSA Guidance on AOBRDs On Friday, March 9, 2018, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) provided an answer in response to requests to extend or exempt certain fleets as it relates to the ELD Mandate grandfather clause....
Debunking the Myth Around ELD and Crossing Borders There have been many different stories in the trucking business throughout the past six months when it comes to questions of ELD compliance among Canadian and Mexican drivers and trucking companies operating in t...
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