Home Fleet One extends Hess contract Geert De Lombaerde Feb 3, 2012 Fuel card marketer Fleet One announced this week that Hess Corp. has extended its multi-year fleet services agreement through 2019. Fleet One …
Development The per-gallon-price mood effect Geert De Lombaerde Apr 19, 2010 The latest University of Michigan's consumer-confidence survey put in a weak showing, but it wasn't just high unemployment that has us a littl…
Manufacturing Efficiency push will save Averitt 100,000 gallons Geert De Lombaerde Apr 12, 2010 Cookeville-based trucker Averitt Express says it has streamlined some of its routes so that 86 million pounds of freight from North Carolina t…
Manufacturing Stimulus for clean diesel Geert De Lombaerde Aug 18, 2009 Tennessee will get about $1.7 million from the Recovery Act to help truckers convert their fleet to run on clean diesel. The grant rebates wil…
Home 230 mpg Geert De Lombaerde Aug 11, 2009 Nice headline number, huh? GM says its Volt electric car will get monstrous mileage, but ZDNet's Larry Dignan's eye landed on the fine print instead.
Home Michelin settles with AGs over savings claims Geert De Lombaerde May 14, 2009 The tire maker will pay $375,000 to settle claims of false advertising related to the financial savings its tires could produce. In all, 17 st…
Manufacturing Getting paid to give away your old cars Geert De Lombaerde Apr 24, 2009 Lawmakers, environmentalists and auto manufacturers are making progress on a plan that would encourage people to trade in their old cars for e…