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Deconstructing Wal-Mart's Wonder Truck Wal-Mart vows to build an eco-friendly fleet. Is it for real? |
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April 25, 2010 |
Career Snapshot: Truck Driver An improving economy means transport companies will be hiring more truck drivers. |
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April 2008
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Cruise Control Whether you've got 3 or 30, there's a fleet management program to help you manage your vehicles. |
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October 2007
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Saving Gas and Lives Can the U.S. improve fuel economy without sacrificing safety? |
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July 2005
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At All Costs? Want to know the true cost of a business vehicle? Here are some websites that can help you compute the TCO. |
The Motley Fool
January 13, 2010
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Honk If You Love Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Stimulus cash revs up a promising R&D program for fuel-efficient vehicles. |
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January 20, 2010
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Shifting More Freight to Rail Isn't Always Such a Great Idea Motor carriers are actually more fuel efficient than railroads in some cases. |
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July 19, 2005
Rich Smith |
Werner Finds the Open Road The trucking company successfully navigates problems involving hiring and fuel. Investors, take note. |
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August 26, 2009
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Liberty Mutual Agency Markets Offers GPS-Powered Onboard Advisor for Fleet Customers The Onboard Advisor fleet management application combines GE Security's NavLogix GPS technology with data from an accelerometer to provide information on how a vehicle is responding to its driver. |
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December 1, 2003
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Less Time To Keep On Truckin' New rules on truck drivers are aimed at reducing fatigue-related accidents. The limitation on driving time could raise costs and impact manufacturers. |
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February 28, 2011
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Big Data: How a Trucking Firm Drove Out Big Errors A balkanized IT environment left U.S. Xpress unable to mine its massive and disparate databases. Here's how IT found new ways of grabbing more -- and better -- data on its trucking fleet, saving big money and fueling business agility. |
The Motley Fool
April 26, 2011
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Heartland Express Keeps On Trucking A look at Heartland Express' first-quarter earnings. |
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2005
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In The Driver's Seat High costs, decreased hours of service and a lack of trained drivers have trucking companies commanding and getting respect. Great for them, but what does it mean for manufacturers? |
Entrepreneur
May 2010
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Toward Greener, Safer Roads A company that analyzes driver behavior gets millions in investment to help it travel further. |
Popular Mechanics
June 9, 2009
Mike Allen |
How 35.5 MPG Will Change Our Vehicles and the Way We Drive: Analysis The EPA's role in fuel economy |
IndustryWeek
February 1, 2007
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Fuel Cells In The Warehouse Fuel cell technology offers cleaner operations, lower maintenance costs and shorter fueling times. |
IndustryWeek
January 1, 2009
John Teresko |
The Fuel Cell Future The hot topic of the Industrial Truck Association is the setting of standards for a fuel cell future. |
The Motley Fool
August 3, 2006
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Speeding Toward the Poorhouse Driving slower could save you 35% on gas. |
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March 1, 2006
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Logistics: Trucking Costs Continue Climb Regulatory changes, new fuels and driver shortages mean much higher transport charges. Collaboration could ease the pain. |
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Ready to Roll The latest commercial vehicles are green, mean and loaded with extras. |
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January 1, 2009
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Crown's Fuel Cell Direction A two-or three-shift operation with a large number of lift trucks is the ideal circumstance for using fuel cells. |
IndustryWeek
May 21, 2010 |
Washington's Latest Regulatory Target: The Gas Gauge Congress is exploring ideas on how to improve the fuel efficiency of over-the-road trucks and other transportation vehicles. |
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April 20, 2004
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Ford and GM's Six-Speed Plans Ford and GM team up to produce a next-generation transmission. |
The Motley Fool
January 25, 2006
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Will the Race Go to the Swift? Can improved efficiency boost profits for the largest truckload hauler? The bottom line for investors is that the return on capital and valuation just aren't tempting. |
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April 1, 2008
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The Fuel Cell Race Lift trucks have pulled ahead of cars in the race to adopt fuel cell technology. |
The Motley Fool
October 6, 2008
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A Strange Safe Haven for Skittish Investors The Progressive Transportation fund offers investors exposure to companies that use technology to improve fuel efficiency or reduce energy costs. |
BusinessWeek
August 11, 2003
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FedEx and Brown Are Going Green And by buying cleaner and more efficient trucks in bulk, they'll make them cheaper for everybody else |
Popular Mechanics
June 9, 2008
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How to Monitor Your Fuel Economy in Real Time on the Road Pick up a cheap toy for the garage, change your driving habits, and you'll see more efficiency on your very next trip. |
IndustryWeek
October 1, 2008
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Better Energy Management Via Supply Chain Optimization Improving fleet management can help. |
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September 7, 2010
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Travelers Embraces Telematics for Fleet Business Travelers will offer premium discounts of up to 15 percent to eligible commercial auto customers who effectively use telematics to monitor fleet driver behavior. |
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October 1, 2008
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You Can't Slow Down The Supply Chain Manufacturers are responding to high fuel prices by restructuring their logistics operations. |
National Defense
January 2004
Sandra I. Erwin |
Army Wants Trucks That `Survive' Combat Repeated attacks on truck convoys in Iraq have prompted the Army to revisit its requirements for future logistics vehicles. |
National Defense
August 2005
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Army Seeking $34 Billion For New, Upgraded Truck Senior Army officials have okayed a $34 billion plan to refurbish the service's truck fleet. Between now and 2018, the Army would acquire 70,000 new vehicles and upgrade more than 200,000 from the existing inventory. |
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May 2004
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Truck Wars The nation's package-delivery giants are racing to test and adopt cleaner engine technologies. Here's how their fleets compare. |
National Defense
February 2012
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Tough War Lessons Force Military Vehicle Programs To Consider Fuel Efficiency Moving fuel to and around battle zones that have no "front lines" has an extraordinarily high price in terms of money and lives. |
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November 2014
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New Light Jet Could Save Air Force Money Leasing the Eclipse 550 would cost about one-quarter of the legacy trainer's cost per flying hour, said Mike Press, of Eclipse Aerospace. That price includes fuel and maintenance. |
CFO
April 1, 2008
Vincent Ryan |
Sucking It Up With prices gushing past $100 per barrel, companies are trying to consume less oil. |
IndustryWeek
May 1, 2004
John Teresko |
Lift Trucks -- The New Decisions AC drives are rapidly overtaking DC technology in lift truck production as users seek the lower cost of operation from the inherently simpler AC drive approach. |
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April 1, 2008
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Designing the Smart Truck Today's lift trucks reveal a broader, richer design focus. The goal is an expanded operating capability that can make a productivity difference. |
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December 15, 2011
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A Look Back at Clean Energy Fuels in 2011 This year was marked by progress in the natural-gas fueling market. |
National Defense
June 2009
Sandra I. Erwin |
Defense Must Measure True Cost of Fuel, Says Ashton Carter The Pentagon must factor the additional transportation and security costs associated with each weapon system, said the undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics. |
National Defense
February 2012
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Improving Bad Driving Habits Can Lead to Fuel Savings in Military Vehicles Experts are focusing on smaller changes -- both to the vehicles and how they are operated. This includes taking a hard look at who is driving them. |
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July 20, 2011
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Recovery Not Reaching Supply Chain Yet ' Weak growth' is about the best we can expect through the end of 2011. |
The Motley Fool
January 23, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Home Is Where the Heartland Is Should investors hitch a ride with this trucker? Despite very solid margins and returns on capital, the stock does not appear to be undervalued. |
National Defense
October 2013
Valerie Insinna |
Military's Fuel Tracking System Could Expand to Private Sector GlobalTrak -- a Dulles, Va. -- based cargo-tracking company -- announced in July it had completed its shipment of fuel-monitoring systems to Afghanistan for Defense Logistics Agency contractors who transport oil across the country's dangerous roads. |
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Issue 3, 2005 |
Military Applications of Hybrid Electric Drive With surging fuel prices military forces are re-examining the potential savings of alternative propulsion, primarily hybrid-electric drive systems, promising up to 30% - 40% savings, compared to current internal-combustion engines. |
The Motley Fool
May 23, 2008
Rich Smith |
$200 Oil? We'd Rather Walk A Transportation Department report shows U.S. drivers spent 4.3% less time on the road in March, driving 11 billion fewer miles than last year -- the steepest year-over-year decline ever recorded in public records. |
The Motley Fool
August 26, 2005
Rich Smith |
GM and DaimlerChrysler Want to Play Too bad the German and American car giants are a day late and a pound short. to sum up, GM and DaimlerChrysler intend to sink their research dollars into producing a new hybrid engine, inferior in fuel efficiency to those on the market today. |
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Logistics Q&A: Are There `Green' Transportation Providers? As a food processor, what kind of sustainability initiatives should I look for in the transportation industry? |
