Technology Briefs - Oct. 5 - Oct. 11
The Latest Headlines:
- EPA Awards Grant to Iowa School District
- Terion Unveils FleetView for Refrigerated Trailers
- Report: Toll Collect Pays $150 Million for Delays
- Terion Unveils FleetView for Refrigerated Trailers
EPA Awards Grant to Iowa School District
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has given a $250,000 grant to the Nevada, Iowa, school district to support a program that would fuel its school buses with various kinds of soy diesel, the Associated Press reported.he program would also help other districts to begin using the fuel in 230 buses. Rich Scott, transportation director at Nevada schools, said soy diesel was more expensive but a "super" way to cut pollution, AP said.
EPA Administrator Michael Leavitt said he wants all U.S. school buses to cut pollution by 2010 through burning cleaner fuel, by replacing old buses and by cut idling. Transport Topics
Terion Unveils FleetView for Refrigerated Trailers
Terion Inc. said it has launched FleetView 3R, a trailer-management system specifically designed for refrigerated trailers.The company said in a statement FleetView 3R installs inside the refrigerated cabinet and supports upgrades and enhancements, eliminating the time and expense of taking trailers off the road and manually updating the unit.
FleetView 3R was developed with significant input from our current and prospective customers to ensure that it delivers the return on investment and security benefits mandated by refrigerated carriers," said Terion President Ken Cranston.
Terion said FleetView helps companies achieve an increase in trailer utilization. Transport Topics
Report: Toll Collect Pays $150 Million for Delays
Toll Collect GmbH paid the German government $150 million in damages in the past nine months for fees lost because of an 18-month delay in introducing a truck highway toll, Bloomberg reported, citing a German newspaper.Berliner Zeitung reported that Toll Collect, which comprises DaimlerChrysler AG, Deutsche Telekom AG and Cofiroute SA, plans to pay additional damages in the months ahead.
The toll system should have started working in August 2003. It would bill trucks an average 22 cents a mile when traveling on German highways, but it has been stalled by technical problems and financial disputes. Transport Topics
