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Improving rail safety in New York
In the wake of several recent accidents, the federal government today is launching a rail inspection project to check nearly 1,300 miles of track across New York State for
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Innovative solar alternative to power buildings
Solar energy is a serious consideration for any transports and logistics company looking to lower their monthly power utility bills to operate their (usually numerous and disparate) buildings.
Now, imagine
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New transportation corridor in Sault Ste. Marie
The Government of Canada, the Province of Ontario and the City of Sault Ste. Marie today marked the completion of the new transportation corridor leading to the Sault Ste.
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Mary E. Peters gets the top job at the DOT
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has a new Secretary of Transportation and it’s important to get to know this leading figure who is now heading all of the
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US high-tech solution for freight efficiency
The May / June 2006 Edition of the excellent Public Roads magazine includes a wonderful article on how the highways trucks use could take a hint from the information superhighway.
With freight volume on American highways expected to increase by a whopping 70% by 2020, over 1998 levels, Electronic Freight Management (EFM) can help considerably reduce congestion by better coordinating intermodal connections.
Biometric smart cards are already in use and contain information on truck drivers, including a photocopy of a commercial driver license as well as the driver’s thumbprint. This information, contained in the embedded gold-colored chips, is used to expedite the movement of cargo through intermodal transfer facilities and trucks through border crossings.
Learn more about EFM and the future of transportation by clicking on the title of this article.
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Facing the truth about US transportation in the 21st century
Yet another important speech has been given by Norman Y. Mineta, df, before the prestigious U.S. Chamber of Commerce, in Washington D.C., at 11 AM, today July 6th, 2006.
The tone was resolutely engaging and the crowd listening to this speech meant business, big infrastructure development business. Most experts agree Mr Mineta want to help the American transports industry as well as the already stressed out commuters, especially in dense urban areas.
Click on the title to read the complete speech transcript.
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The truth about electric cars – on the big screen
At some point, it’s important that the transports and logistics industry ask some hard questions to our politicians. Every time we fuel our vehicles with gas, our wallets dry
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Fill ‘Er Up – Meet the smartest gas pumps
Part of the work associated with operating a vehicle fleet has to do with managing the refueling costs.
If the latest developments are any indication, the gas retailers will look
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Links rail commuters will love
American rail links are quite useful if you plan on boarding these extensive networks to save on fuel while circumventing the urban gridlocks.
There are other smaller rail networks but
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Utah’s Commuter Rail Project is on track
This is awesome news for tens of thousands of Utah commuters as the State receives what is arguably the biggest transportation grant ever. Less pollution, less delays and a
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