Jason's Truck

Ah yes, a new year and a new opportunity for new thoughts or thought processes … at least that’s what I believed on New Year’s Eve. But thinking is a foreign invader in the lexicon sanctity of governmental direction. I was hoping against hope that I would be able to uncork my boundless and built-up optimism for the coming year, but it got lost in political dialogue, or as I like to call it, “fogalogue.” Quite opposite to many politicians, I find it difficult to get excited about taxes. Consumers in Alberta must feel the same way when their oh so left-leaning NDP government increased the carbon “levy” (another word for tax that they avoid using) by 50% from $20/ton to $30/ton at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1, 2018. This tax is aimed primarily at the consumer of transportation fuels, including natural gas, and does not apply to the farming industry, which apparently the government does not believe produces carbon dioxide. Nor does it apply to refined products that are exported into the U.S. that ...

The release of newly electric truck by Tesla Tesla Semi is the topic on the day it was officially released. The most concerned feature is the truck' range. The number is impressive as no other company is able to offer. A 100% electrified truck running by a lithium ion fuel cell can manage a range up to 900km. The fact that the model being applied to reality is happening. They use this truck for the municipalities. The application of electric truck in the city The electric power is environmentally friendly. As the newly introduce model can significantly reduce the emission of diesel truck, there is no reason to apply them instantly. Even if they can not manage to go for a long run, they are now more than enough to handle the distance within a city. Create hubs for trucks, which allow electrically powered truck to handle the last-mile delivery. And the diesel trucks can manage the rest, which is less likely to involve the high population areas. It would be a long period ...

Blockchain so far has made its dynamic impact after the introduction of crypto currency. However, its potential is not yet optimized. As applied to transportation, or trucking, the most important characteristic is the transparency Immediate payment for trucking company One important application of bitcoin is the smart contract. This tool enable the payment to occur once a specific event happens. In the trucking scenario, it is the delivery of the load. For every load transferred to the customer, the transportation company would instantly have their money sent to their account. How is this possible The internet of thing takes the huge role. As combined with other technology, bitcoin is accelerated to a new level of applicability. The sensor for example, can determine when a specific event happens. This allow the truck to know the moment at which the load is delivered. And the only condition for the delivery is to see that money has been transfered to the account. Determining ...