Tag Archive for ‘fuel’

Moving the Fuel Efficiency Needle

In 1977, the movie “Smokey and the Bandit” hit the theaters starring Burt Reynolds behind the wheel of his Pontiac Firebird, and Jerry Reed as a big-rig long-haul truck driver on a mission. The sports car sure has changed a lot since that movie. So has the tractor that Mr. Reed was driving, yet that [...]

While the Highway Trust Fund Collapses, the Federal Government Spends Billions for “High-Speed” Passenger Rail

If you are looking for news from Washington that will brighten your day, please stop reading now! Since the 1950s when legislation was enacted to build the Interstate Highway System, Congress has passed, and the President has signed into law, a renewal of the federal commitment to surface transportation infrastructure every few years. While initially [...]

Game Plan

With major league spring training just around the corner, many armchair fantasy baseball fanatics are evaluating their favorite players and starting to draft their rosters. But rather than fantasize about who will have the lowest ERA, hit the most homeruns or have the best on-base percentage, let’s think about a different game: America’s economic recovery [...]