GE TIP announced availability of its GE VeriWise asset tracking technology for refrigerated trailers, effective this summer.
Navteq, a provider of digital map data, plans to launch its Navteq Traffic solution in the third quarter this year. Navteq Traffic allows on-board navigation systems to provide personalized, real-time traffic information for a driver’s chosen route.
Arcline 2000 Inc., a provider of transportation software systems for truckload, LTL, and brokers, announced the release of Version 2. The new version adds faxing and e-mailing functions directly from the system and allows users to attach photos, letters and documents in several formats using a separate data table.
Qualcomm said Ace Relocation Systems, Inc., an agent of Atlas World Group, signed a contract to use the mobile phone-based OmniOne mobile communications system as its wireless workforce solution. San Diego-based Ace Relocation is the first household goods carrier to deploy the OmniOne system.
Nextel and Qualcomm (www.qualcomm.com) are working together on the QChat solution, designed to operate on CDMA2000 1X Release A wireless networks internationally. Nextel plans to make QChat compatible with its walkie-talkie service, offered on the iDEN platform, so Nextel customers in the United States can reach customers of CDMA networks abroad.
TMW Systems Inc. released the Detention Tracking feature for the TMWSuite enterprise software system. The new feature can be used to automatically notify dispatchers and customers whenever a detention situation exists, to automatically bill for detention time, and to create reports to track and compare detention charges and costs from various customers.
PeopleNet Communications signed 45 customers during the first quarter of this year and recently announced the signing of Nashville, Tenn.-based Bridgestone/Firestone as its 1,000th customer.
