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WEX signs merchant agreement with QuikTrip; Fleet One card holders get fuel rebate

WEX, a provider of corporate payment systems, has entered into a merchant agreement in which QuikTrip Corporation (“QuikTrip”) will offer rebates to WEX Fleet One Over-The-Road (“OTR”) card holders. The new merchant agreement provides WEX Fleet One OTR cardholders with $.03 rebates for every gallon pumped at any of QuikTrip’s 29 high speed diesel locations. […]

January 14, 2016

NTSB’s annual ‘most wanted’ list names driver fatigue, driver health, safety tech as top priorities for regulators

NTSB wants event recorders, an expansion of driver health certification, more prevalent use of crash avoidance tech and more.

January 14, 2016

Collision avoidance systems were among NTSB’s most wanted improvements to transportation in 2016.

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Annual TMC conference takes place in Nashville late next month, TMC celebrating 60 years

The American Trucking Associations’ Technology and Maintenance Council 2016 Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition in Nashville will celebrate the 60th anniversary of TMC.

January 13, 2016

RAM Mounts’ IntelliSkin device case available for Apple products

IntelliSkin ruggedizes consumer devices and adds functionality by simplifying the frequent docking and undocking of smartphones and tablets.

January 12, 2016

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First ‘beyond compliance’ carrier reward system meeting to be held Tuesday

FMCSA, by direction of the 2015-passed FAST Act highway law, must develop a program to incentivize and reward carriers for implementing or investing in safety technology or programs that aren’t prescribed by law. It will hear input from trucking industry stakeholders on the program on Tuesday.

January 11, 2016

FMCSA would, following implementation of its Safety Fitness Determination rule, use data from roadside inspections and elsewhere to produce absolute scores for carriers.

CCJ Innovator: Modern Transportation is fueled by data

A data warehouse has proven to be a valuable tool for Modern to build its culture of innovation.

January 11, 2016

Modern Transportation is testing a 6×2 tag axle configuration for diesel, CNG and LNG equipment.

Ready for a change: e-logs set to become ELDs

While ELD features may not be ready now, the technology will soon be impacting drivers and fleets as features become available from now until 2019. Here are six areas where the changes will begin.

January 5, 2016

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PeopleNet to host ELD webinar on Thurs., Jan. 7

PeopleNet, a provider of fleet mobility technology, will host a free webinar, “PeopleNet Explains the ELD Mandate,” on Thursday, January 7 at 1:00 p.m. (CST) to discuss the recent publication of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Mandate Regulations. Elise Chianelli, PeopleNet’s director of safety and compliance, will cover key points […]

January 5, 2016

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A 6-step guide to make sense of remote diagnostics data

Ken Calhoun has invented a service to analyze fault code data for fleets to prevent problems before they become critical situations.

December 30, 2015

CLICK to enlarge: This dashboard-style report from Roanwood Maintenance Data Management shows the frequency of coolant fault codes by category.

Future fleet: A not-too-distant account of an automated fleet, driver-tech hybrids and globalized trucking

Based on the convergence of technology in automation, connectivity and super infrastructure, the following story is the account of a fictional fleet terminal set in the coming decades.

December 29, 2015

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Rick Perry to keynote Omnitracs user conference, Feb. 1

Omnitracs announced that former Texas governor, Rick Perry, will deliver the keynote address at its annual user conference — Omnitracs Outlook 2016

December 29, 2015

Roadnet adds new routing features in latest product update

Omnitracs Roadnet Technologies announced the availability of Roadnet Transportation Suite 3.7.3, featuring enhancements to its on-premise vehicle routing, scheduling, tracking, mobile workforce and fleet management platform. The FleetLoader, Scheduler, MobileCast and Roadnet products within the suite have been upgraded with new features. With Roadnet Transportation Suite 3.7.3, users have enhanced service rules to apply when using […]

December 28, 2015

Orbcomm launches next-gen OG2 satellites

Orbcomm, a global provider of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) systems, has launched eleven next generation OG2 satellites from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.. The eleven OG2 satellites were successfully separated from the Falcon 9 launch vehicle into the proper insertion orbit. After an initial health check, the satellites will undergo extensive […]

December 28, 2015

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LoadDelivered relocates to tech epicenter of Chicago

LoadDelivered, a technology-focused third party logistics (3PL) company in Chicago, will be relocating to a new office in Chicago in March, 2016.

December 28, 2015

Comdata creates hotel network for fleets, drivers

The Comdata Hotel Network, powered by CLC Lodging, allows trucking carriers and drivers to manage and reduce the costs related to hotel stays.

December 22, 2015

Volvo granted exemption to mount sensor lower on windshield than regs allow

Volvo has been granted an exemption by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to place a rain and ambient light sensor on the windshield of trucks in an area lower than what’s allowed by regulations.

December 21, 2015

Resume-building ‘driving score’ now available in TruckerLine app

Through a new partnership with Zendrive, TruckerLine users can now “record” specific drives via Zendrive’s smartphone technology that measures driving behaviors.

December 17, 2015

project44 hires Tommy Barnes as president

project44, a Chicago-based transportation technology company, has hired the former president of LTL services and senior vice president of operations at Coyote Logistics, Tommy Barnes, as President. Barnes has played an active role on the company’s advisory board since its founding in 2014. While at Con-Way, Barnes was the president of its multimodal brokerage operation for […]

December 15, 2015

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With the addition of FirstFleet, Werner is expected to grow its Dedicated revenues by approximately 50% and become North America's fifth-largest Dedicated carrier by power units. The transaction also increases Werner’s share in more resilient categories such as grocery and baked goods.

Werner acquiring FirstFleet for $245M

The acquisition reshapes Werner’s portfolio, shifting the weight of its Truckload Transportation Services (TTS) toward long-term, stable contractual business.

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Pilot Travel Centers set to deploy Tesla Semi chargers spanning 5 states

Peninsula Truck Lines, Inc. announced today that it will implement a Pacific Northwest Compliance Surcharge to help offset the rising regulatory and compliance costs associated with operating in Washington and Oregon.

Peninsula Truck Lines adding PNW compliance surcharge

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Court halts NYSTA surcharge on commercial trucking toll management service providers

Abilene will continue operating through Tuesday, January 27, the company said, maintaining its commitment to safe, reliable, and professional service as resources transition to Swift.

Abilene Motor Express folding into Swift Transportation

Get all the info on the top 250 trucking companies in America

View, sort and download the trucking industry’s most comprehensive ranking of for-hire carriers in North America, based on a blend of metrics including fleet size, annual revenue and number of drivers.

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