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Webtech Wireless adds Samsung Galaxy Tab device options

Webtech Wireless announced the availability of Webtech Driver Center on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 (7-inch) and the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0.

April 4, 2014

PeopleNet Canada to hold symposium April 29-30

PeopleNet Canada announced that its annual symposium will address the trucking industry’s toughest challenges. The symposium, open to all Canadian-based carriers, is slated for April 29-30 at Queen’s Landing Resort, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.

April 4, 2014

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Verizon Networkfleet adds satellite coverage

Verizon Networkfleet announced that it is now offering Networkfleet Satellite Coverage, an expanded communications capability that provides continuous connectivity for uninterrupted fleet management.

April 4, 2014

Trucking adds 3,300 jobs in March; national unemployment holds at 6.7 percent

The for-hire trucking industry added 3,300 payroll jobs in March on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the monthly employment report released April 4 by the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics.

April 4, 2014

Study recommends separate natgas GHG standard, trailer aero mandate

Expanding the use of natural gas as a transportation fuel and greater use of aerodynamic devices on trailers are among the strategies recommended by a new National Research Council report for reducing fuel consumption by tractor-trailers, transit buses, commercial vehicles, trucks, and other medium- and heavy-duty vehicles.

April 4, 2014

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Game changer: can technology make drivers perform like pro athletes?

Like athletes, drivers need the right knowledge, skill and awareness to perform at high levels, day in and day out. Advancements in technology now make it possible to build and sustain driver safety on an immediate and ongoing basis.

April 3, 2014

Lytx DriveCam

Lytx offers an in-vehicle device called DriveCam that captures irregular events, which are reviewed and scored before being passed to the fleet for use in coaching drivers. Most of the data comes not from video recordings, but from the ECM, GPS and other sources, though the video is critical in interpreting and scoring the other […]

April 3, 2014

Bendix SafetyDirect

Bendix offers a Web portal called SafetyDirect that provides fleet operators with videos of severe events, along with feedback on fleet and driver performance. The system wirelessly transmits real-time video data and event-based information for analysis by fleet safety personnel. Safety systems linked to SafetyDirect include Bendix Wingman Advanced – a collision mitigation technology; Bendix […]

April 3, 2014

SmartDrive Systems

SmartDrive Systems, headquartered in San Diego, supplies a windshield-mounted device that records inward and outward video of critical safety events. The device also connects to the vehicle’s communication channels to capture a detailed, play-by-play account of throttle, brake position, RPMs and other event data including that from active safety systems like lane departure warning, collision […]

April 3, 2014

Meritor WABCO

Meritor WABCO offers several types of integrated vehicle and driver safety products. Over time, the company’s anti-lock braking system (ABS) has been installed on between 7.5 and 8 million tractors and trailers. Its Roll Stability Control system has been put in 250,000 vehicles since 2004 and about 50 percent of vehicles on the road today […]

April 3, 2014

Med cards from Georgia examiner invalidated by agency, drivers must recertify

CDL holders who received medical certification from Dr. Paul Besdansky in Garden City, Ga., must be reexamined and certified by another medical examiner, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced.

April 3, 2014

ELD mandate: Public comments split so far in support of, against rule

The public comment period for the ELD mandate proposal opened Friday, March 28, and as of April 3, 20 comments had already been submitted. Commenters have come down on both sides of the issue, with some saying the mandate is a needed safety mechanism and others dismissing the rule as unnecessarily burdensome and an intrusion of privacy.

April 3, 2014

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April 3, 2014

What’s up at Cummins?

The 2014 Mid-America Truck Show is in the books. And while, by all accounts, it was a good gathering for the industry at large, frankly, there wasn’t a lot of really big news coming out of Louisville last week. That’s not to say there weren’t important announcements made or insights gained. But, let’s put it […]

April 3, 2014

FMCSA shuts down carrier for ‘widespread, serious violations’ hours violations

FMCSA has issued a shut down order to DND International for systematic hours violations and logbook falsification violations. The order comes as a follow-up to a shut down order issued to one of its drivers in February, following a fatal crash.

April 3, 2014

Highway bill update: Republican budget, state fuel taxes, tick-tock

The partisan positions are simple enough (though the reality often varies): Democrats generally will spend first and find funding later, while Republicans won’t. President Obama’s 2015 federal budget proposal is an example of the former; the House Republican version, hot off the desk of budget chairman Paul Ryan this week, represents the latter

April 3, 2014

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Trucking conditions decline, but still ‘good news’ for fleets, FTR says

FTR’s monthly Trucking Conditions Index fell in February to a reading of 7.54, a slight drop from January’s reading, but the index still “reflects good news for trucking fleets,” FTR says.

April 2, 2014

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Tractor pulling champ visits Shell tech center in Houston

Larry Koester, four-time national tractor pulling champion and advocate for Shell Rotella, recently visited the Shell Technology Center Houston on his way to the city’s annual Livestock Show and Rodeo. “In tractor pulling, our engines have four times the horsepower of a NASCAR race car. As we pull a heavy sled down the track, the load on […]

April 2, 2014

Larry Koester is a four-time national tractor pulling champion.

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A new bill argues that EPA emissions safeguards shouldn't 'jeopardize human safety' in the cold. It would allow manufacturers to suspend derates at freezing temps and create a year-round DEF exemption for vehicles north of 59 degrees latitude.

Bill targets 'life-threatening' engine derates in extreme cold

A new Senate bill targets "life-threatening" engine shutdowns caused by emissions systems in cold weather.

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Groups press states to leverage public funds to lower electric truck prices

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