Study examines how truck drivers react to marketplace demands for speed and flexibility
Benjamin Snyder conducted his research in the cab of a truck hauling frozen chicken from Missouri to Virginia.
Social Sciences
Aug 13, 2013
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Technology for cars to talk to each other urged
(AP)—Federal accident investigators are recommending the government set performance standards for new safety technology that allows cars and trucks to talk to each other and then require the technology be installed in all ...
Engineering
Jul 23, 2013
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Chrysler recalling nearly 46,000 2013 Ram trucks
Chrysler Group is recalling 45,961 Ram trucks because their electronic stability control systems may not turn on when the vehicles start.
Engineering
Jul 16, 2013
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New dispatch system could save money for trucking industry, make life easier for drivers
Engineers at Oregon State University are studying a new approach to organize and route truck transportation that could save millions of dollars, improve the quality of life for thousands of truck drivers and make freight ...
Engineering
Jun 26, 2013
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Amazon freed up to expand Fresh, delivery lockers
With fewer worries about new sales-tax requirements, Amazon.com Inc. is free to cross over to the bricks-and-mortar world - starting with a large fleet of grocery-delivery trucks.
Business
Jun 11, 2013
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TB bacteria's trash-eating inspires search for new drugs
(Phys.org) —When hijacking a garbage truck, one might as well make use of the trash. That logic drives how tuberculosis-causing bacteria feed, say Cornell scientists.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 11, 2013
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Fuel economy in the US drops from recent high
Fuel economy of new vehicles sold in the U.S. slipped last month for the first time this year, say researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute.
Energy & Green Tech
May 3, 2013
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Fuel economy remains at all-time high
(Phys.org) —For the second month in a row, fuel economy of new vehicles sold in the United States remains at a record high, say researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 8, 2013
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Japan group tests fuel-saving driverless trucks
(Phys.org) —Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) has tested a caravan of self driving trucks. They put four trucks on the road, with the first truck driven by a human, followed by ...
Future cruise control to have environmental, safety features
(Phys.org)—The cruise control on your auto can ease a long trip and keep you out of trouble by preventing you from speeding, if you have set it at the legal speed limit. As new cars are being outfitted with GPS, a predictive ...
Engineering
Feb 26, 2013
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