Posts Tagged ‘transportation’
MetaFuel offers trucking companies new take on telematics data
This week’s story is the last of two profiles on the Iowa-based startups participating in the 2022 cohort of Techstars Iowa. MetaFuel is a Des Moines-based startup started in January 2022 that aims …
Read MoreSome Iowa school districts using propane to power their buses
The federal emissions settlement with Volkswagen is providing nearly $5 million that school districts can apply for to replace diesel buses and to cut air emissions, reports Radio Iowa. The Iowa Propane Gas Association is …
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CIO, Ruan Transportation Management Systems
Ruan Transportation began in 1932 during the Great Depression with a single truck and a single load. Today, the company has its third generation of the Ruan family in leadership …
Read MoreIowa City taps team of graduate students to assess autonomous transportation needs
Iowa City leaders do not want to be caught off-guard the day autonomous vehicles become mainstream – and the city is tapping a team of University of Iowa graduate students to begin assessing the area’s …
Read MoreRuan joins Blockchain in Transport Alliance
Ruan, a Des Moines-based transportation company, has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA), the company announced Tuesday. BiTA claims to be the largest commercial blockchain alliance in the world, with nearly 500 members in …
Read MoreBike share could launch in Cedar Rapids in 2019
The city of Cedar Rapids is seeking an vendor to provide an estimated $570,000 worth of equipment, and another vendor to operate the system, to bring a bike-share program to town in early 2019, reports …
Read MoreLincoln, Neb. conducts test pilot program for Navya autonomous shuttle
What started as a feasibility study concept ended up as framework for a statewide policy for driverless vehicles in Nebraska, reports Silicon Prairie News. The city of Lincoln is the first in the state conducting …
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