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Connected trucks moving to an app-based world

Connected vehicle technologies have changed how drivers and fleet managers interact with vehicle and work information. Everything, it seems, is instantly available using any device.

August 22, 2015

CarrierWeb plans to offer an app for the Android platform that will have many of the same features of its in-cab computing platform, CarrierMate.

New Kenworth cruise control system now in production

Kenworth Predictive Cruise Control is now in production for new T680 and T880 models specified with the Paccar MX-13 engine.

August 20, 2015

By anticipating the terrain ahead using GPS, Kenworth Predictive Cruise Control ensures that the PACCAR MX-13 engine and the transmission are in the most efficient operating mode to increase fuel economy.

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Making the most of driver apps

Using mobile apps to stay connected with drivers inside and outside the cab has become a strategy to improve quality of life while getting information faster and in more abundance than ever before.

August 18, 2015

The Connect Mobile Capture app from EBE Technologies

JB Hunt countersued by fleet software provider for $5M; company claims carrier broke confidentiality agreement

JB Hunt (No. 5 in the CCJ Top 250) has been countersued by transportation management software provider MercuryGate, who’s seeking $5 million from the carrier for alleged violations of a confidentiality agreement, claims of stolen intellectual property rights and resources devoted to implementing the system for JB Hunt.

August 18, 2015

Speed limiter mandate expected this week, e-log mandate still on track for September

The DOT is scheduled to publish in the next six weeks a final rule to mandate the use of electronic logging devices and a proposed rule that will require use of speed limiters on heavy trucks.

August 17, 2015

Volvo, Mack partner with Omnitracs to develop future fleet management services

Volvo Trucks North America and Mack Trucks today entered into a memorandum of understanding with Omnitracs, provider of fleet management, routing and predictive analytics systems, to develop future fleet management services for carriers. The agreement allows the leveraging of Volvo’s Remote Diagnostics and Mack’s GuardDog telematics-based proactive diagnostic and repair planning systems.

August 17, 2015

CCJ joins with CNBC, Avondale Partners to discuss trucking’s top challenges

Managing fleets’ three biggest costs – drivers, fuel and equipment – is an ongoing challenge, even for the nation’s most successful carriers. Hear how to tackle all three at CCJ’s Market Movers this month.

August 17, 2015

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A fast and furious future for trucking

At the end of this month, we’ll be in Dallas ahead of the Great American Trucking Show at CV-Outlook. Usually, industry conferences cover a huge swath of issues, but this one will be different: The encompassing theme of CV-Outlook this year is simply the future. Specifically, the future of trucking.

August 14, 2015

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TivaCloud launches compliance management software, for fleets of all sizes

TivaCloud, based in Houston, announced a new cloud-based compliance software system designed for motor carriers of all sizes.

August 14, 2015

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American Central Transport increases pay for drivers that use event recorders

As part of a new pay package, American Central Transport is encouraging its owner-operators to use event recorders.

August 13, 2015

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The connected vehicle: work together or go at it alone?

Equipment manufacturers have a vision for the connected vehicle. And so do telematics providers. Both want to use technology to make vehicles safer, more efficient and productive.

August 12, 2015

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Celadon extends contract with Omnitracs for trailer tracking

Celadon has extended its contract for Omnitracs’ TT210 trailer tracking technology by three years. The company first implemented the technology in 2005.

August 11, 2015

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Stay Metrics aims to reduce early driver turnover with new research, predictive tools

Stay Metrics, providers of a driver engagement and research platform, has a new set of products that give fleets deeper insights into why their drivers are leaving.

August 11, 2015

In this real-life example, Stay Metrics used its new predictive model to find a unique 'predictive index' for one fleet (in green). This index shows the likelihood of drivers to leave based on responses to certain questions in Stay Metrics' annual driver satisfaction survey. The red line shows what happens when the predictive index is applied to other Stay Metrics clients--nothing stands out, denoting that each fleet has unique predictors for turnover.

AT&T creates Workforce Manager platform for businesses with mobile workers

AT&T announced a new mobile platform called Workforce Manager designed to give business customers support for wide-range of mobile devices and management tools through a cloud-based portal. The new platform allows companies of any size or industry to build a custom, scalable and flexible management system for their business operations using available modules that include timekeeping, mobile forms, work […]

August 10, 2015

Telematics in the driver’s seat of connected vehicles

As busy as OEMs are with connected vehicle technology, telematics companies carry an equally heavy load. They are building engines of a different kind to power big data analytics.

August 7, 2015

Reshaping the dry van: New laws, new tech and pressure from fleets guiding trailers’ future

While it’s easy to dismiss a dry van as simply a “box on wheels,” the reality of trailer design is a never-ending series of compromises between cargo space and unit weight. Here’s what savvy fleet managers should know about how the dry van’s being reshaped.

August 7, 2015

VDO RoadLog ELD device expands options for OBD II installation

Continental Commercial Vehicles & Aftermarket has expanded its VDO RoadLog ELD vehicle application with additional OBD II installation kits for light and medium-duty trucks.

August 6, 2015

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JB Hunt sues trucking software provider MercuryGate for $3.1 million, claims system didn’t work

Mega-carrier JB Hunt (No. 6 in the CCJ Top 250) has sued transportation management system provider MercuryGate for $3.1 million — the amount JB Hunt says it’s owed as a refund for software it says failed to meet the functionality agreed upon by the two parties.

August 5, 2015

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FMCSA boots 133 ELDs off registry in fraud crackdown

Federal regulators pulled 133 non-compliant electronic logging devices off the public registry and gave motor carriers 60 days to replace them.

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Truckload rates hold steady as holiday freight season tests limited capacity

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Heavy-Duty parts inflation slows to .4% nationwide, masking steep regional swings

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Proposed rail merger would slash 2.1 billion long-distance truck miles from the highway annually, report finds

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PS Logistics expands flatbed footprint with Roane Transportation acquisition

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