Transportation

Exxon to Recycle 1986 Tanker on U.S. Soil

Exxon to Recycle 1986 Tanker on U.S. SoilExxon Mobil and subsidiary SeaRiver Maritime have sold their 1986 tanker the S/R Wilmington for recycling, in a move that watchdog organization Basel Action ...

November 14, 2011

Five Ways To Make Your Fleet Greener For Less

Five Ways To Make Your Fleet Greener For LessOnce, fleet owners explored green technologies as a means for a public relations bump. Consumers liked seeing green cars and trucks on the road, ...

November 2, 2011

Shippers Pledge Sustainability Performance Standards

Shippers Pledge Sustainability Performance StandardsMajor shipping companies have pledged to pioneer methods for stakeholders to compare sustainability performance, in an effort to improve the industry's environmental ...

October 31, 2011

CN Buys 200 EcoTherm Containers

CN Buys 200 EcoTherm ContainersFreight 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 ...

October 19, 2011

Six Pilot Flying J Truckstops Install Free Chargers

Six Pilot Flying J Truckstops Install Free ChargersShorepower 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 ...

October 11, 2011

BAE Systems Engine Offers 30% Fuel Savings

BAE Systems Engine Offers 30% Fuel SavingsCommercial 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 ...

October 11, 2011

UK Rail Sector Plans to Cut Carbon Intensity 25%

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 ...

September 30, 2011

Carbon Credits ‘Questionable’; Truckers Earning Carbon Offsets

Carbon Credits ‘Questionable’; Truckers Earning Carbon OffsetsMost carbon credits certified in India are “questionable” and do not represent real greenhouse gas reductions, according to a Wikileaks cable. An American diplomatic cable ...

September 29, 2011

Rail Companies ‘Drag Feet On Reporting,’ But Some Stand Out

Rail Companies ‘Drag Feet On Reporting,’ But Some Stand OutRail companies have been slow to take up sustainability reporting, although a few stand out as leaders, according to an analysis by Ethical ...

September 28, 2011

Ryder Launches Commercial Alt Fuel Vehicle Lease Scheme

Ryder Launches Commercial Alt Fuel Vehicle Lease SchemeFleet 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 ...

September 23, 2011

UPS Deploys 130 Hybrid Electric Trucks

UPS Deploys 130 Hybrid Electric TrucksUPS 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 ...

September 22, 2011

Maersk Line to Test Sulfur-Cutting Exhaust Cleaner

Maersk Line to Test Sulfur-Cutting Exhaust CleanerShipping giant Maersk Line is to test a new exhaust gas cleaning system that it says could cut sulfur emissions by more than 97 percent. The scrubbing ...

September 21, 2011

Green Fleet Briefing: Pacer, Peterbilt, Golden Eagle, Toyota Prius

Green Fleet Briefing: Pacer, Peterbilt, Golden Eagle, Toyota PriusPacer International is adding 300 liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks to its Southern California fleet. The trucks will operate through Pacer’s cartage subsidiary, Pacer ...

September 20, 2011

Coke Discusses its Hybrid Fleet

Coke Discusses its Hybrid Fleet Coke Discusses its Hybrid Fleet.

September 19, 2011

Green Fleet Briefing: AeroVironment, Holiday Inn, Ecotality, Kemet, Ford

Green Fleet Briefing: AeroVironment, Holiday Inn, Ecotality, Kemet, FordThe Oregon Department of Transportation has selected AeroVironment to supply, install, operate and maintain 22 electric vehicle charging stations along major transportation corridors and travel destinations ...

August 19, 2011

Green Fleet Briefing: Yahoo!, Enterprise, USC, Utility Trailer, Lux

Green Fleet Briefing: Yahoo!, Enterprise, USC, Utility Trailer, LuxEnterprise Rent-A-Car is adding a Toyota Prius Plug-In hybrid demonstration vehicle to the WeCar auto sharing program at Yahoo!’s Sunnyvale, Calif., campus. Toyota is delivering more than ...

August 18, 2011

Green Fleets Briefing: Chrysler Biofuel Deal, EV Cyber Attacks, States Eye Fuel Rules

Green Fleets Briefing: Chrysler Biofuel Deal, EV Cyber Attacks, States Eye Fuel RulesChrysler and ZeaChem Inc. have entered into a memorandum of understanding aimed at accelerating the development and market adoption of advanced cellulosic ethanol. Through ...

August 16, 2011

Alternative Fuel Fleets Grew While Production Fell

Alternative Fuel Fleets Grew While Production FellThere were almost 29 percent fewer alternative fuel vehicles made available for use in 2009 than in 2008, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration figures. In 2009 ...

August 12, 2011

DOE Awards $175m for Advanced Vehicle Research, $7m for Fuel Cells and Storage

DOE Awards $175m for Advanced Vehicle Research, $7m for Fuel Cells and StorageThe Department of Energy yesterday awarded more than $175 million to accelerate the development and deployment of advanced vehicle technologies. The funding, to be ...

August 11, 2011

Trucking Industry Welcomes Fuel Efficiency Standards

Trucking Industry Welcomes Fuel Efficiency StandardsTrucking industry leaders have greeted new fuel efficiency standards for heavy-duty vehicles with reactions ranging from cautious optimism to hearty enthusiasm. Navistar, Cummins and the American ...

August 10, 2011