article thumbnail

UPS to purchase ~700 LNG trucks, build 4 refueling stations by end of 2014

Green Car Congress

and Dallas, Texas, will serve its heavy-duty rigs traveling into adjacent states. With the addition of accessible LNG fueling stations, UPS also will add LNG trucks on routes from Dallas, Houston and San Antonio, Texas to further extend territory. .; Phoenix, Ariz.,

Las Vegas 273
article thumbnail

UPS collaborating with Workhorse to deploy 50 electric trucks; rivaling acquisition cost of conventional; no subsidies

Green Car Congress

—Carlton Rose, President, Global Fleet Maintenance and Engineering for UPS. UPS will test the vehicles primarily on urban routes across the country, including Atlanta, Dallas and Los Angeles. The all electric trucks will deliver by day and re-charge overnight. —Steve Burns, CEO of Workhorse Group.

Cost Of 223
article thumbnail

Wegmans’ Warehouse Operations Launches 50 Fuel-Cell Powered Pallet Trucks

Green Car Congress

The warehouse installation is the first commercial site in Pennsylvania to move consumer goods using hydrogen-powered material handling equipment. Dave Allar, Wegmans’ RSC maintenance manager. hydrogen fuel cell powered forklifts at Nestlé Waters North America in Dallas, Tex.;

Power 199
article thumbnail

How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

Cars That Think

IBM's large commercial customers faced the implications of this emerging technology: Who would maintain the equipment and its software? It could run various software packages and a nice collection of commercial and consumer tools, including the accessible BASIC programming language. Tom Munnecke/Getty Images. Then disaster struck.

Personal 145
article thumbnail

BrightDrop Zevo electric vans rolling out in Ryder fleets

Teslarati

is an American transportation and logistics company best known for its fleet of commercial rental trucks. Electrifying commercial fleets can reduce operating emissions without sacrificing range, safety, or performance,” said Steve Hornyak, chief commercial officer for BrightDrop. “By Ryder System, Inc.

Fleet 118
article thumbnail

Designing the First Apple Macintosh: The Engineers’ Story

Cars That Think

Burrell Smith and the Early Mac Design Mr. Smith, who was a repairman in the Apple II maintenance department in 1979, had become hooked on microprocessors several years earlier during a visit to the electronics-industry area south of San Francisco known as Silicon Valley.

Design 121