Category: Transit News

Clean Energy Turns DFW Area into a Renewable Natural Gas Hub

Clean Energy Turns DFW Area into a Renewable Natural Gas Hub

| February 27, 2024

In addition to heavy-duty truck fleets, there are seven hundred Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) buses, hundreds of sanitation trucks, airport shuttles and other vehicles that support DFW and Austin-Bergstrom airports, all of which operate on ultra-clean RNG Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq: CLNE) announced the opening of two new fueling stations that offer heavy-duty truck […]

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ATRI ISSUES CALL FOR MOTOR CARRIERS TO PARTICIPATE IN OPERATIONAL COSTS DATA COLLECTION

ATRI ISSUES CALL FOR MOTOR CARRIERS TO PARTICIPATE IN OPERATIONAL COSTS DATA COLLECTION

| February 27, 2024

ATRI collects data confidentially from for-hire motor carriers of all sectors, regions, and sizes – from 1-truck owner-operators to 10,000-truck fleets The American Transportation Research Institute issued a request for motor carriers to participate in ATRI’s annual update to its Operational Costs of Trucking report. ATRI’s Operational Costs of Trucking is one of the most trusted resources in the […]

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Stopping Autonomous Vehicle Technology from Replacing Bus Operators and Other Transit Workers

Stopping Autonomous Vehicle Technology from Replacing Bus Operators and Other Transit Workers

| February 26, 2024

THE TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION HAS SECURED GROUNDBREAKING CONTRACT LANGUAGE PREVENTING A PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AGENCY FROM USING AUTONOMOUS, SELF-DRIVING VEHICLES As automated cars and shuttles proliferate, a major transportation union has drawn a line in the sand and is taking steps to protect Bus Operators and other workers from being replaced someday by autonomous vehicle technology. […]

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ATA, IMCC Pleased by FMC Action to Clarify Detention and Demurrage Responsibilities

ATA, IMCC Pleased by FMC Action to Clarify Detention and Demurrage Responsibilities

| February 26, 2024

Motor carriers often face major detention and demurrage charges from ocean carriers when shipping containers are delayed either on the dock or after being taken off the port complex The American Trucking Associations’ Intermodal Motor Carriers Conference said it was pleased the Federal Maritime Commission has issued new rules that will clarify and simplify the […]

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Sound Transit to Go Wireless in Seattle with 48 Electric Buses, Including 33 Double-Deckers

Sound Transit to Go Wireless in Seattle with 48 Electric Buses, Including 33 Double-Deckers

| February 22, 2024

Next-Gen Buses to Use InductEV’s High-Power, On-Route Wireless Charging Technology on the New Stride BRT Route InductEV, a pioneer in wireless EV charging, today announced that Sound Transit will deploy its wireless charging technology for Seattle’s new Stride bus rapid transit service. The procurement includes 48 wirelessly charging electric buses, including 33 double-deckers from Alexander Dennis, one of […]

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Volvo Trucks to Showcase All-New Volvo VNL at TMC 2024

Volvo Trucks to Showcase All-New Volvo VNL at TMC 2024

| February 21, 2024

The enhanced Volvo VNR Electric 6×2 Tractor on display features a six-battery pack configuration, complemented by a robust 455 HP and an impressive 4,051 lb.-ft. of torque Volvo Trucks North America will showcase the all-new Volvo VNL model for the first time publicly at ATA’s Technology & Maintenance Council’s (TMC) 2024 Annual Meeting & Transportation […]

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