This November 20th, International GIS (Geographic Information Systems) Day, the Canadian Transportation Research Forum (CTRF), in collaboration with the University of Ottawa, and with the support of Transport Canada, will be hosting a ...
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Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) launched the e-learning edition of its SmartDriver for Highway Trucking in 2011, and is now redeveloping the learning materials, with the support and guidance of numerous trucking industry stakeholders, to ...
Quebec has announced a program that will subsidize 30% of the cost premium of natural gas trucks. The rebate will cover 30% of up to $75,000 of the additional cost natural gas adds to the price of a vehicle. The announcement drew praise ...
Tags: Gas Trucks, Trucks, Transportation, Auto
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has contracted VIA Motors, an American electric vehicle development company, to develop and deliver electric pick-up trucks and vans to more than 50 participating fleets. As a part of the $20m deal, ...
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GE Oil and Gas has announced Chelsea Natural Gas has purchased 20 of its CNG In a Box fuelling systems, to make compressed natural gas more widely available to Canadian fleets. The order marks the first entry of GE's CNG fuelling solution ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Natural Gas
A collaborative team led by Arkansas Power Electronics International Inc (APEI) and including Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America Inc, GaN Systems Inc, the University of Arkansas' National Center for Reliable Electric ...
The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced it will spend more than $45 million for 38 new projects that will research and develop vehicle technologies to improve fuel efficiency, lower transportation costs and protect the environment. ...
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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced more than $45m for 38 new projects that strengthen the research and development of advanced transport technologies. These vehicle technologies are aimed at improving fuel efficiency, ...
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PeopleNet will be drilling deeper into the U.S. energy services transportation sector, the company announced today at its 11th Annual User Conference in San Antonio, TX. "We're fast-tracking our product expansion by combining PeopleNet ...
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Mergers and Acquisitions activity is expected to intensify in the transportation sector over the next several years. Aging Baby Boomers are seeking opportunities to capitalize on their years of hard work. The Great Recession "took the ...
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Kim Richardson Transportation Specialists (KRTS) and CarriersEdge have teamed up to develop a new online training program for entry-level drivers and carriers. The program, dubbed the KRTS Online Training Highway, will be introduced Sept. ...
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Powertech, a subsidiary of BC Hydro, facility says it has opened the province's first fast charging electric vehicle (EV) charging station. Located at Powertech's Tech Park facility in Surrey, the unit charges an electric vehicle in about ...
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This was already the fourth time Lewa had held the Green Technologies Day. Under the motto "Gas as an energy source ? bridge technology to the hydrogen age?", experts from industry and the sciences reported on current research and the use ...
The Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program (EVITP) and the National Electrical Trade Council (NETCO)—the joint training arm of the Canadian Electrical Contractors Association (CECA) and IBEW, 1st District, ...
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US Representative Kevin Cramer, a Republican and North Dakota's lone House member, believes that hardline, pro-drilling arguments from his own party may be hindering the chances of bipartisan support for increasing oil and gas production on ...
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