Terion (www.terion.com) announced a solar charging option to its FleetView 3 trailer fleet management system. Solar Power Assist integrates solar cell technology into Terion’s proprietary marker light antenna to increase battery life by an average of three times between charges.
Link Logistics (www.linklogi.com), a division of TransCore, announced the launch of Link OpsCenter Broker, a web-based application for freight brokers that combines freight-matching and dispatch management services. Shipments entered into the system can be posted automatically to both the LoadLink and DAT freight-matching systems, the largest freight-matching network in both the United States and Canada.
ABF Freight System said it was the first major carrier to complete U.S.-Canadian border crossings successfully via an electronic manifest program developed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The first crossing under the Automated Commercial Environment program occurred March 11 at Blaine, Wash., where CBP is conducting a pilot of the new commercial trade processing system.
Networkcar (www.networkcar.com) announced a satellite option for its remote vehicle performance and location monitoring system. By providing the option of two networks, Networkcar customers can select the more affordable terrestrial coverage for the majority of their fleet and equip the remaining remotely located vehicles with satellite coverage, the company says.
New customers
Qualcomm announced that Swift Transportation signed an agreement to equip its entire fleet of trailers with Qualcomm’s T2 Untethered TrailerTRACS asset management solution. T2 will greatly expand Swift’s ability to optimize the productivity of its fleet of trailers and further improve its 98.9 percent on-time rate, said Jerry Moyes, Swift’s chief executive officer. Swift also extended its contract for Qualcomm’s OmniTRACS fleet management solution.
SkyBitz (www.skybitz.com) said that 10 new companies recently selected the company’s Global Locating System (GLS) Platform for trailer tracking, bringing its current customer base to more than 90 companies. The new customers include Atlanta-based Uniglobe Courier Service Inc. and Indiana-based National Distributors, a carrier that specializes in international transportation.
GeoLogic Solutions (www.gogeologic.com) announced that Quincy, Ill.-based Sharkey Transportation Inc. (STI) will equip its entire fleet with the company’s MobileMax Multi-Mode communications system after an evaluation that involved the integration of three different mobile communications and tracking providers into STI’s in-house software system.
