Rear View Safety, an online retailer that sells backup camera systems for cars, trucks, and utility vehicles, has announced that it is now offering a industrial-strength backup camera. According to the company, backup cameras help eliminate one of the most dangerous things on the road: the blind spot. Blind spots exist in every vehicle, no […]
Volkswagen has integrated an industrial robotic arm from the Danish manufacturer Universal Robots into mass production at its engine production plant in Salzgitter, Germany. The lightweight robot UR5 is installed in the cylinder head assembly section, where it is responsible for handling delicate glow plugs. This is the first collaborative robot in use at Volkswagen […]
Axion Power™ International, Inc. (OTC QB: AXPW), the developer of advanced lead-carbon PbC® batteries and energy storage systems, has announced that the company will utilize an Indiana venue to display their PbC battery, and its use in an electric hybrid Class 8 truck developed by ePower Engines. The truck will be powered by a 56 […]
Freightliner Trucks has announced that it has started full production on its 122SD. Rugged and durable, the 122SD is equipped to handle the toughest of vocational applications. The 122SD will be on display at the Freightliner Trucks booth (#12113) at the Great American Truck Show (Aug. 22-24, 2013). The flagship of the Freightliner severe duty […]
Highly successful companies use distinct practices in building their workforces and offer more benefits to recruit and retain drivers when compared to all other trucking companies, according to new research in the 2013 Texas Trucking Industry Study. To qualify as highly successful, referred to as a “HSS” company in the study, a Texas-based trucking company […]
Companies and communities across the United States announced at least 58 clean energy and clean transportation projects in the second quarter of 2013 that could create as many as 38,600 jobs, according to a report released by the nonprofit business group Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2). Just in time for Labor Day, the growth in solar, wind, […]
