Transportation
Maverick Chooses Meritor Automatic Tire Inflation
Maverick Transportation has chosen the Meritor Tire Inflation System by Pressure Systems International as a standard fuel-saving measure on all new trailers purchased in 2012.
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Maersk, US Navy Team Up on Biofuels
Shipping firm Maersk and the U.S. Navy are testing algae-based biofuel on the container ship Maersk Kalmar. The ship is en route from Northern Europe to ...
Hasbro to Cut PVC from Packaging; Beats 10% GHG Goal
Hasbro will eliminate polyvinyl chloride (PVC) from all new core toy and game packaging beginning in 2013, the company has announced, as it launches ...
Fleet Briefing: GM and Teijin, Networkfleet, NREL on EVs, and Mitsubishi
General Motors and carbon fiber products company Teijin Limited are to co-develop carbon fiber products for potential worldwide, high-volume use in GM cars, trucks and crossovers. ...
Suntech, Tesco, Schneider Take Home Gigatron Awards
Renewable energy firm Suntech, grocery chain Tesco and Schneider Electric are among those companies to receive awards for outstanding business leadership in carbon emissions reduction at ...
Siemens, PortVision Maritime Systems ‘Save Time, Money’
Siemens Industry and PortVision have released new maritime systems that claim to save vessel and fleet owners time and cut energy costs.
Siemens has announced ...
Ikea Expects 10% Transport Savings from Pallet Replacement
Ikea will replace all 10 million of its wooden pallets with lighter, cheaper corrugated cardboard by next month, in a move the company says ...
ABB Improves Ship Propulsion System’s Efficiency
Marine power and automation technology group ABB says that recent modifications to its Azipod propulsion unit frame design have improved its hydrodynamic efficiency by more than ...
Navy Launches Algae-Powered Destroyer
The U.S. Navy sent a destroyer ship powered by algae-based fuel on a 20-hour trip Wednesday, the largest alternative fuel test it has undertaken to date.
Some ...
Exxon to Recycle 1986 Tanker on U.S. Soil
Exxon Mobil and subsidiary SeaRiver Maritime have sold their 1986 tanker the S/R Wilmington for recycling, in a move that watchdog organization Basel Action ...
Five Ways To Make Your Fleet Greener For Less
Once, fleet owners explored green technologies as a means for a public relations bump. Consumers liked seeing green cars and trucks on the road, ...
Shippers Pledge Sustainability Performance Standards
Major shipping companies have pledged to pioneer methods for stakeholders to compare sustainability performance, in an effort to improve the industry's environmental ...
CN Buys 200 EcoTherm Containers
Freight firm Canadian National Railway has purchased 200 super-insulated EcoTherm containers for the transport of cold-sensitive goods.
The company now has a fleet of 500 EcoTherm containers.
EcoTherm ...
Six Pilot Flying J Truckstops Install Free Chargers
Shorepower Technologies will install its anti-idling power pedestals at six Pilot Flying J truckstops in the U.S., as part of the federally-funded Shorepower Truck ...
BAE Systems Engine Offers 30% Fuel Savings
Commercial trucks powered by BAE Systems' HybriDrive parallel hybrid electric propulsion system use 30 percent less fuel than those using traditional diesel engines, according to tests ...
UK Rail Sector Plans to Cut Carbon Intensity 25%
The U.K. rail industry has set out plans to cut carbon emissions per passenger kilometer by a quarter by 2019.
In the Initial ...
Carbon Credits ‘Questionable’; Truckers Earning Carbon Offsets
Most carbon credits certified in India are “questionable” and do not represent real greenhouse gas reductions, according to a Wikileaks cable.
An American diplomatic cable ...
Rail Companies ‘Drag Feet On Reporting,’ But Some Stand Out
Rail companies have been slow to take up sustainability reporting, although a few stand out as leaders, according to an analysis by Ethical ...
Ryder Launches Commercial Alt Fuel Vehicle Lease Scheme
Fleet vehicle provider Ryder System Inc. has announced the launch of its new “Flex-to-Green” program that gives customers the option of incorporating alternative fuel vehicles into ...
UPS Deploys 130 Hybrid Electric Trucks
UPS has announced the deployment of 130 hybrid electric vehicles for its fleet this year.
Almost 100 of the vehicles have been deployed in California, with the ...
