posted by admin on Nov 11
The National Grid has placed an order for 10 suction excavator vehicles with Hitachi Capital Commercial Vehicle Services. The specialist vehicles will enable the utility provider to carry out its national gas pipe replacement programme with minimum disruption to local communities while maintaining excellent health and safety standards. The National Grid project aims to replace 91,000km [...] Tags: gasposted by admin on Oct 8
DALLAS----The trucking and delivery industry, central to the U.S. economy and already hit hard by recession and soaring gas prices, is now facing new dangers, as independent contracting comes under attack by state governments, the IRS and proposed legislation in Congress. Tags: gas, Truckingposted by admin on Oct 7
Oct. 7 (Bloomberg) -- The following companies had unusual price changes in U.S. trading . Stock symbols are in parentheses, and share prices are as of 4 p.m. in New York. Tags: gasposted by admin on Sep 29
HR 3997 the House Bailout Vote shoots down the proposed government bailout package. What does this mean for truckers? Trucking is a backbone industry in the U.S. economy. We are likely to experience a slowdown of course, but there is a limit to amount of reduction. It’s been a tough year for our industry and this is another hit to our bottom line. Truck drivers nationwide are listening on their satellite radios and wondering how this will affect them. We’ve been hurt by gas prices. We’ve Tags: gas, truckers, Truckingposted by admin on Sep 9
Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation has extended its broad environmental initiative by joining the SmartWay(SM) Transport Partnership a voluntary collaboration between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and organizations committed to significantly reducing greenhouse gases and air pollution in their freight operations. Tags: gasposted by admin on Aug 7
University of Florida students can now view the location of their buses online - making public transportation on and off campus a more convenient alternative to driving vehicles and spending over $4 per gallon on gas. Global Positioning System (GPS) units are installed on 50 Regional Transit System buses running on 29 different routes (and two new routes this coming fall). All but one of the routes will be city routes that go from on-campus to off-campus. UF Transportation and Parking traffic Tags: gasposted by admin on Aug 5
Even Jamaicans need to get down to business down in paradise. Deputy Commissioner of Police Charles Scarlett has decided to outfit his police units with Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking units. Commissioner Scarlett said the GPS tracking system will make his force run more efficiently - which will only lead to better public safety. Scarlett also mentioned that ensuring proper use of the vehicles will also lead to a less fuel usage - a smart move as gas costs continue to rise, something Tags: fuel, gasposted by admin on Jul 29
With rising costs of fuel, many companies are looking to optimize their workforce through the use of GPS (Global Positioning System) technology. Like me, you’re probably most familiar with GPS technology providing turn-by-turn directions. In fact, I borrowed my parents GPS for a vacation in California and now I never want to go out of town without one. But there is more to GPS technology than just navigation. GPS can enhance a variety of mobile enterprise applications, including: Route del Tags: fuel, gasposted by admin on Jul 26
Pada tahun 1988, OECD (Oraganitation for Economic Coorporation and Development) di Paris merupakan organisasi pertama yang menyatakan bahwa negara-negara maju setiap tahunnya kehilangan millyaran dolar Amerika dari bidang transportasi hanya karena pengemudi tidak mempunyai cukup informasi yang terkait mengenai navigasi [Krakiwsky, 1993]. IVHS AMERIKA (1992) adalah organisasi pertama yang mengkuantifikasi pernyataan OECD tersebut. Dalam laporannya, [...] Tags: gasposted by admin on Jul 25
Yes, the headline reads like a cheesy infomercial–but it’s true! JETT-Track GPS truck tracking can easily save you $100 per truck, per week. How? Simple. Let’s add it up. Reduce one driver’s speed by 10MPH after you track him speeding. If a driver averages 500 freeway miles in a week, and he slows from 75 to 65MPH, he’ll save you $20.00 at 10MPG (source: fueleconomy.gov–every 5MPH over 60MPH is like spending an additional .20 per gallon on gas) Tighten up routing. Cut 50 miles off that driver Tags: fuel, gas