Hello Readers, I am James Patrick O’Brien and was recently elected to the IACT Board. I am honored by this opportunity and look forward to working with you as we continue advancing IACT’s vision. My background is in chemical safety, hazard assessment, and emergency management, with an emphasis on fuel chemistry. I worked for the […]
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Work Truck Week (WTW), hosted annually by the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA), was held this year from March 4-7, 2025, in the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Indiana. While the week featured informative sessions by knowledgeable speakers on a wide variety of work truck topics, one of the highlights of the week for many
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Green Truck Summit, held at the beginning of Work Truck Week, annually delivers valuable insights, solutions, and resources to support the work truck industry’s push for greater sustainability, productivity, and efficiency. Held on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at the JW Marriott in Indianapolis, the summit featured in-depth sessions led by industry experts, exploring both applied
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Work Truck Week 2025 took place from March 4-7, 2025, bringing together industry professionals dedicated to the design, build, operation, and maintenance of commercial vehicles and equipment. For 25 years, this premier event has served as a platform for exploring the latest innovations, sharing knowledge, and shaping the future of transportation. Attendees had the opportunity
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Though spring is technically here, if you’re in the Midwest, you know that winter lingers longer than we may like it. As alternative fuels react differently from one another in cold weather—while some are more resilient in winter, others require some preparation and knowledge to keep the vehicle operable—knowing how different alternative fuels function in
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What are alternative fuels? Alternative fuels are fuels sourced from non-petroleum and often renewable resources. This includes but is not limited to fuels made from fossil fuels that burn cleaner and others from plant-based materials or organic waste. In a previous blog, we covered what alternative fuels are and why they’re important. Now, we’ll go
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What are alternative fuels? Alternative fuels, vehicles, and infrastructure benefit the economy, environment, public health, and national security. These fuels can be sourced from non-petroleum and renewable resources that support domestic production and diversify the transportation fuel mix. Alternative fuels are an alternative to gasoline and diesel and their use in vehicles typically reduces emissions
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Until recently, when we thought about motor vehicle fuels, we thought simply in terms of gasoline or diesel fuel. These fuels were derived from crude oil and are currently used worldwide. Recently things have become more complicated with the introduction of several alternative fuels. This is one of a series of articles on alternate sources
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Whether your mission is to deliver e-commerce packages to the residents of Skokie or safely deliver second graders to start their school day in Aurora, one thing is certain – the vehicles we use to complete the task at hand is changing rapidly, with more fuel choices available than ever before. The vehicles that move
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Thursday, April 22 marks 51 years since the creation of Earth Day, a day established with the goal of educating people about environmental issues plaguing our planet. 1970 was a different era of environmentalism, filled with foundational legislative action like the Clean Air and Water Acts. The Environmental Protection Agency was created in the same