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A West Texas company says it's found a remarkably simple way to slash air cargo costs as much as 65% – by having planes tow autonomous, cargo-carrying gliders behind them, big enough to double, or potentially triple their payload capacity.The idea certainly isn't a new one – payload-carrying gliders were towed toward combat zones in World War 2, full of troops and/or equipment, then released to attempt unpowered landings in the thick of things – with widely variable results, particularly where stone-walled farms were a…

The largest privately owned freight carrier in North America has recently incorporated a dozen BEV Class-8 electric semis into its California fleet. This addition complements its extensive inventory of over 300 all-electric assets. Estes added twelve Freightliner eCascadia electric semis to its West Coast operations through the company’s Banning, California terminal. The trucks, which offer up to 230 miles of range from a single charge, are destined for local pickup and delivery assignments,…

NBC NEWS -- Pictured: Border Patrol Agents arrest 8 suspected illegals in Maverick County, near Eagle Pass, TX, as they try to ride a freight train into the United States from Mexico on February 27, 2007 -- Photo by: Al Henkel/NBC NewsWireNbc Newswire | Nbcuniversal | Getty ImagesMajor railroads Union-Pacific and BNSF, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, are urging the reopening of El Paso and Eagle Pass crossings so their freight can pass. Since the closure of these key Texas border crossings earlier this week in a…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Until the 1960s, railways dominated freight across every distance bar the shortest. Much freight went by sea, and some by truck. But…

It's been a good month for French ebike innovations. At the same time the supercap-boosted battery-free Pi-Pop has been motoring its way through headlines, the Pelican eTrain has been earning itself some attention of its own. And that attention is well-deserved, as this modular monster is unlike any other cargo bike system we've seen, combining a capable electric cargo bike with one or two powered trailers to carry up to 1,100 lb (500 kg) and/or 3,000 liters of cargo. It shoulders loads around the city like a small cargo…

Photo: Uber Freight/Greenlane Uber Freight and Greenlane are joining forces to smartly deploy heavy-duty charging stations to power America’s growing electric truck fleet. The two companies are aiming to lift a barrier to the adoption of heavy-duty EVs: the lack of a robust, public electric charging network. The partnership will tap into Uber Freight’s logistics insights that include an $18 billion Freight Under Management, and Greenlane’s expertise in electric commercial truck…

For the past decade, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies has been pushing forward on a near-frictionless high-speed capsule system it ultimately hopes will revolutionize both passenger and freight transport. Its latest introduction, the Express Freight system uses a fully automated combination of vacuum tubes, levitating capsules, conveyer belts and electric doors to simultaneously load and unload freight before firing it onward. HyperloopTT says the system promises to be faster, more cost-effective and more sustainable…

Air India to Skyrocket Cargo Ecosystem. (PTI file)Air India to boost cargo operations by 300 percent with Airbus and Boeing wide-body aircraft orders. Expanding global reach and tech integration for efficiency.Air India is all geared up to revamp its freight and cargo operations with an impressive plan to enhance its cargo-handling capacity.Wide-body aircraft from aviation giants Airbus and Boeing will soon be delivered to the Tata group airline, providing a huge boost. A whopping 70 wide-body planes, including 34…

Dave Bozeman, who built a middle-mile transportation network at Amazon, takes over a business wrestling with sliding demand and an activist investor. Dave Bozeman, who built a middle-mile transportation network at Amazon, takes over a business wrestling with sliding demand and an activist investor. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified.…

Credit: Shutterstock/snvv18870020330 According to a recent study, coastal shipping produces a fifth of the carbon emissions (well-to-wheel) of road freight. Rail also performed well, with about a quarter of trucking emissions. Despite this, trucking accounts for nearly 80% of New Zealand's heavy…