EV Demand Struggling, Tech Professor Sees Future Reliance
As car manufacturers cut capacity for new electric vehicles, a Tennessee Tech researcher said companies may have overestimated the consumer demand. Dr. Mohan Rao said that demand for new electric vehicles can be extremely volatile and particularly reliant on fossil fuel prices. “The range has been the challenge, they’re working on that now,” Rao said. […]
Clay To Purchase Service Truck For Sanitation Department
Clay County planning to acquire a new service truck for its sanitation department. Solid Waste Committee Member Winton Young said the department needed a four-door truck for its day-to-day operations. “We have had lots of trucks over the years and they’re all worn out and they’re smaller,” Young said. “Not everybody could fit every time […]
Cookeville FD Puts New Rescue Squad Truck Into Rotation
Cookeville Fire Department has officially put its new rescue squad truck into rotation. Fire Chief Benton Young said they had purchased the truck during last budget year. He said with the delays in the automobile industry, it has taken about a year to receive the truck and get it outfitted with lights and equipment. “The […]
Putnam K-9 Unit Aids In Arrest Of Suspected Thief
The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office and Baxter Police caught a suspected side-by-side and truck thief Monday, aided by the K-9 unit. The suspect allegedly stole the side-by-side from an address on White Cemetery Road, when deputies pursued the suspect they fled. Later, a truck with the side-by-side matching the given description was spotted and the […]
Overton Adding Highway Dept. Equipment For Ice Storm Cleanup
Overton County will use money left over from the new county building for new highway department equipment. County Executive Ben Danner said that roughly $300,000 will be used to purchase new vehicles and mini-excavators. Danner said this is focused on the ice storm cleanup, with the county taking a different approach than it did in […]
Byrdstown Purchases New Equipment For Service Calls
The town of Byrdstown purchased a new 2020 service truck and mini excavator to increase efficiency between service calls. Mayor Sam Gibson said before the purchase, crews would travel all day in a backhoe across Pickett County just to fix one water leak. Now, the new truck will pull the excavator to each work site. […]
