Category: Transportation

Class 8 trucks are the workhorses of the freight sector. According to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), they haul 80% of U.S. goods and use 28 billion gallons...

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) manages 249 highways totaling more than 50,000 lane miles. It also oversees three state-supported Amtrak regional rail routes, as well as aviation facilities....

Paolo Badano, CEO of Genny Factory SA, never let life in a wheelchair slow him down. Intrigued by the design of the Segway in 2009, he wanted to make...

PAL-V is an acronym for Personal Air and Land Vehicle. In 2012, the PAL-V One test prototypes underwent both driving and flight tests, followed by extensive design advancements that...

This summer, I’ve spent several days with groups of state DOT engineers, university faculty, trade association staff and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) program managers,...

SABIC’s BLUEHERO initiative was designed to accelerate the worldwide transition to electric power and support global goals on climate change. As a starting point, BLUEHERO is focused on creating...

Wabash National and Purdue University’s College of Engineering, working with Herrick Labs, debuted the result of a three-year project to harvest power from a trailer’s vibrations – a new...

Flying Whales is designing the LCA60T – a 200-meter-long vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) airship using helium technology to lift its weight and cargo. The airship can transport up...

In 1996, MAN Truck & Bus introduced the first hydrogen-powered bus, the SL 202, powered by a natural gas engine modified for hydrogen operation. The new MAN hTGX will...