I Robot Dump Truck (With Apologies to Isaac Asimov) Self-driving cars are all the rage. Ford is promising a fleet of them by 2021 and sales to consumers by 2025. Uber is moving rapidly to shed their drivers sometime over the next decade, and autonomous taxis have already been deployed in Singapore.
The Rentar Fuel Catalyst is an easily attachable device that comes with an exclusive 10-year warranty against parts and manufacturing defects and more importantly, doesn’t void the manufacturer’s warranty on all leading diesel engines in trucks, ships, trains, off road vehicles, as well as boil
The low fuel price bump that many businesses enjoyed in 2016 doesn’t look like it’s going to last in 2017, say market experts. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) is now looking at a Brent crude oil price averaging around $52 per barrel in 2017 – that’s up from $43. That’s a r
Jerry Brown’s Massive – and Costly – Clean Air Ark You can’t say California Gov. Jerry Brown doesn’t aim high in terms of role models. In signing the most potentially sweeping – and expensive – clean air law in the country this month, Brown likened himself to the Biblical Noah. “
While the novice may think the quality of oil coming from any plastic industrial container is above reproach, experienced operators and fleet owners know not to take any oil for granted. The type of oil being used in any freight or construction vehicle can have a huge impact on fuel savings and engi
How deep is your Christmas carbon footprint? If you’re looking to have a green holiday and save the climate by saving on fuel, we have some tips for you. This is serious business. The year 2016 is going into the record books for crossing several key thresholds for climate change, according to a nu
Climate change is increasingly affecting what ends up on your Thanksgiving table, according to experts. A report issued Wednesday detailed how global warming is altering the earth’s food chain, beginning with the Arctic. But closer to home, unseasonably warm temperatures are having sometimes devas
The population of the United States is rapidly aging. Baby Boomers and their parents are living longer than any generation in human history. Meanwhile, Generation X and Millennials are on track to have fewer children. Is it moral to raise children on a warming planet? That likely means less growth
The year 2016 is set to become the hottest year in recorded human history, but a major report released last week suggests that industrial trends may be swinging in the right direction because CO2 emissions have been flat for 3 years. Some are cheering the new findings because it shows that industria
As surprising as it may seem to some, proper engine and equipment maintenance saves fuel. How much? Truckingefficiency.org, a site developed as a partnership between the North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) and Richard Branson’s Carbon War Room (CWR), recently came up with 10 key