In the News: Will Your Car be the Next Target for a Hack from the Internet?

Technology is a wonderful thing and has brought us many new and exciting devices such as smart phones and laptops.  However, the Internet is easily accessible. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Furthermore, did you know that your car could be the next target for a hacker?
Recent reports have shown that it is possible to hack a car via the internet. How, you may wonder? Well if you are a computer hacker it appears to be quite easy. All the hacker needs to do is send a text message to the car’s anti-theft system and it has Read the Rest…

Guest Post: The Prius Plug-in: A Future Car from Toyota

This is a guest article written by Jayanta Chatterjee. For more information about writing a guest post for National Transport, LLC, visit our Guest Blogging Guidelines at the top of the page, or send an email to: janelle [at] unlimitedwebsolutions [dot] com. Also, don’t forget to become a fan of National Transport, LLC on Facebook, where we will be sure to feature your post!
At the heart of every new car is an idea of a designer or an engineer. However, it is not always that these designs actually reach the stage of mass manufacturing. In most cases, concept cars do not go for Read the Rest…

Which are the Unluckiest Car Registrations?

This is a guest article written by Ben Clark. For more information about writing a guest post for National Transport, LLC, visit our Guest Blogging Guidelines at the top of the page, or send an email to: janelle [at] unlimitedwebsolutions [dot] com. Also, don’t forget to become a fan of National Transport, LLC on Facebook, where we will be sure to feature your post!
Most motorists check a range of things before investing in a car – the brakes, the engine, the miles on the clock and the history of previous owners…but who would think to check the reg plates? It might Read the Rest…

Car Parts and Mesothelioma Dangers

Did you know that it may very well be possible to get Mesothelioma from your very own vehicle?
In the past, most major Japanese automakers (excluding Honda Motor Co.) used car parts that contained asbestos in order to manufacture close to two million vehicles between 1996 and 2005 [source]. While most are not completely tuned into Mesothelioma news, people are beginning to take notice of incidents surrounding this widely unknown disease as well as what causes it and what can be done to prevent it from occurring.
What is Mesothelioma?
Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer in which the cells of the Read the Rest…

In the News: Gasoline Prices Back on the Rise

According to an article published by The Philadelphia Inquirer, gasoline prices may be back on the rise:
While pump prices rose an average 2 cents per gallon for the country as a whole – to $2.74 a gallon – the average in Southeastern Pennsylvania rose just a penny, to $2.76 per gallon. In South Jersey, the average rose 3 cents to $2.56, the auto club said. [source]
While this may seem alarming to some people, overall, we shouldn’t really be surprised if we do see gas prices climb back up. After all, it is the summer time, and the economy is not Read the Rest…

In the News: GM Hopes to Reverse Car Flops With Chevrolet Cruze

In recent news, GM hopes to reverse its string of car flops with the introduction of the Chevrolet Cruze. According to an article published by USA Today,
Cruze’s prospects are supposed to be brighter because GM thinks it has worked out the kinks. No more clanky tranmissions or noisy tires. And it gets 40 miles per gallon now. And now that it has drastically lowered its costs, achieving profitability on a small car may be easier to come by. It can pour a little more value in the car instead of trying to get away on the cheap.[source]

It seems as if Read the Rest…