Around the world, transportation companies are making significant
investments in new technologies to stay ahead and find ways to
improve productivity and profitability. Advances in...
Posted On 01/26/2021
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Small and mid-scale LNG plants are dramatically changing the
application sphere for natural gas as an alternative fuel for
transportation, both onland and for marine shipping use. They are
helping...
Posted On 01/14/2021
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Thermal interface materials are used to eliminate air gaps or voids
from adjoining rough or un-even mating surfaces. Because the
thermal interface material has a greater thermal conductivity than
the...
Posted On 01/11/2021
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In 1933, Kenworth Motor Truck Co. became the first American truck
manufacturer to introduce the Cummins 4 cylinder, 100 hp, HA4 model
diesel engine as standard equipment. By 1938 the first...
Posted On 01/08/2021
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Clean energy consultancy Gladstein, Neandross and Associates, in
its recent report on sustainable fleets¹, predicts another decade
of diesel-powered heavy trucks leading long-haul. Diesel...
Posted On 01/07/2021
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As the automotive industry moves toward more automated, connected
vehicles, engineers are challenged to identify technologies that
can process and transfer large volumes of data in real-time...
Posted On 01/06/2021
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The popularity of electric and zero-emissions vehicles is growing
substantially, although their share of the overall automobile
market remains relatively small. Automobile manufacturers are
spending...
Posted On 01/06/2021
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Innovations in rail travel are making trains faster, safer, more
efficient and environmentally friendly. Of all the transportation
modes, rail is leading the way in new technologies. Electric
railways...
Posted On 01/05/2021
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Whether it’s a 25-foot pleasure boat, million-dollar yacht, luxury
cruise ship or large tanker, they all have one thing in common:
they need potable water. That’s why marine desalination...
Posted On 12/29/2020
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In the quest for a decarbonised society there is no doubt that
Hydrogen as an environmentally friendly fuel source is gaining a
lot of popularity to become the fuel of the future. And the
hydrogen...
Posted On 12/16/2020
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Of the many transport fuel choices available today, none plays a
more strategic role than natural gas in having an immediate and
major positive economic and environmental impact. But of the two
most...
Posted On 12/04/2020
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Service technicians know all too well that oil changes fluctuate
from machine to machine and vehicle to vehicle, requiring a unique
set of skills, instructions, and equipment. Whether that’s a
fleet...
Posted On 12/03/2020
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Electrification remains one of the primary trends in the automotive
sector, as vehicle makers push hard to introduce cleaner
technologies that result in lower emissions. According to a recent
report...
Posted On 11/23/2020
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While this may look like any car ferry carrying people
and vehicles in an estuary on the Norwegian coast, this 80-meter
ship, called MV Ampere, was one of the world's first fully
battery-powered...
Posted On 11/12/2020
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Fluids are integral to the functionality of industrial and mobile
equipment, and as conduits for these fluids, hose assemblies are
critical to system performance. It's well known that formed hose
and...
Posted On 10/27/2020
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Designing new products, and new categories of products, often
involve solving problems that have not previously been confronted.
Sometimes, we don’t know what we don’t know. So, it’s important to
work...
Posted On 10/08/2020
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The Michigan Street Lift Bridge reopened to vehicular traffic
Friday, July 31, 2020, after a yearlong rehabilitation project. The
bridge spans the Milwaukee River and is one of many downtown
bridges...
Posted On 10/08/2020
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Sourcing fresh water for onboard use is an important consideration
for the blue water cruiser. Blue water cruisers are boats designed
to handle and be out in rough seas off the coast. These boats...
Posted On 10/01/2020
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The safe navigation of ships in challenging marine environments is
a testament to the skill of the crew and the performance of the
equipment they use. In offshore applications, the ambient
environment...
Posted On 09/16/2020
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How can an organization with inventory spanning across a continent
and always on the move ensure assets are utilized to
their performance capacity--while being mindful of costs? The
question had been...
Posted On 07/02/2020
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