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NTSB safety rec’s to NHTSA include blind spot mitigation, underride guards, trailer data collection
The National Transportation Safety Board is recommending that regulations be put in place to require new trucks to be equipped with systems to boost blind spot awareness and side and rear underride guards and to require that better data be collected on trailers involved in crashes.
April 7, 2014
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CCJ Innovator: Averitt Express
As a company that’s been in business 40 years and has grown every step of the way, Averitt Express has no thoughts about resting on its laurels. The Cookeville, Tenn.-based company (CCJ Top 250, No. 26) continues to seek ways to push ahead and set itself apart from the pack. Averitt operates at 143 locations […]
April 5, 2014
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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
Business
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
Business
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
Business
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
Business
Best of MATS: A recap of the trends and popular stories from the show
It was a year for connectivity and tech at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky., last week: Remote diagnostics, in-dash systems to help train drivers and boost fuel economy, autonomous truck mechanisms, concept trucks and data highlighted the show’s annual announcements from truck, engine and component manufacturers. Here’s a look at some of the […]
April 2, 2014
Business
PeopleNet’s Jean Weiss recognized for technology contributions
PeopleNet, a Trimble company and provider of fleet mobility technology that optimizes performance and decision-making management, announced that Connected World has named Jean Weiss, PeopleNet technology operations leader, as a M2M Women honoree to be recognized at an awards dinner on Thursday, April 10 in Chicago. PeopleNet Chief Technology Officer Mark Botticelli said, “Jean has demonstrated […]
April 1, 2014
Business
ITS Compliance receives private equity investment
ITS Compliance Inc., an outsourced provider of compliance, safety, and asset management services for truck fleets, announced it received an aggregate investment of $5.75 million from Argentum and First Analysis, private equity growth investors.
April 1, 2014
Business
Roundup: What you missed at the TCA Annual Convention
There was a lot of news coming out of the 76th annual Truckload Carriers Association’s Annual Convention in Grapevine, Texas. Check out the photo gallery below for a look at some of the top announcements from suppliers and headlines from last week’s show:
March 31, 2014
Business
How-to guide: paying drivers for performance
One of the timely topics discussed at the Truckload Carriers Association’s annual conference, held in Grapevine, Texas, March 23-25, was creating incentive plans for drivers. Beth Carroll, managing principal of the Prosperio Group, presented a “Trucking in the Round” session on innovative methods for driver pay. Increasingly, she said, more fleets are creating pay-for-performance plans […]
March 28, 2014
Business
Navman Wireless designs single portal for all factory-installed OEM telematics
Fleet tracking provider Navman Wireless USA today announced a new web-based telematics portal. The portal, Qtanium Connect, is designed to streamline management of mixed heavy equipment fleets by consolidating machine data from all OEM and Navman Wireless-tracked assets into a single interface.
March 27, 2014
Business
Sylectus study reveals trends in driver age, tenure
Sylectus, a business unit of Omnitracs Canada and provider of web-based, transportation management software (TMS) for progressive fleets, announced the results of its eight-year analysis illustrating industry-wide changes in the average age and tenure of the driver workforce.
March 27, 2014
Business
GPS Insight listed in WSCA eMarket Center
GPS Insight, a supplier of GPS fleet tracking technology, in cooperation with SHI International Corp., announced that it is now an authorized partner under the Western States Contracting Alliance (WSCA) SVAR Contract.
March 27, 2014
Business
Collective Data releases new version of fleet maintenance system
Collective Data, Inc., a provider of fleet and asset management software systems, has released collectiveFleet 6. The company says this latest version of its software is engineered to adapt to virtually any particular fleet without custom programming.
March 27, 2014
Business
CPCheck changes name to Transportation Data Source
Carrier Performance Check (CPCheck) announced that the company has changed its name to Transportation Data Source (TDS), which will also be the name of both of its original two products: CPCheck and TurboSearch. The name change allows TDS to expand its monitoring and search features within the transportation industry.
March 27, 2014
Business
Xerox updates TripPak Mobile; new version ensures quality images
At the Truckload Carriers Association Annual Conference in Dallas, Xerox showcased the latest version of TripPak Mobile. The latest 7.0 version has several new features aimed at helping drivers and fleets reduce the number of steps and ensure quality for document capture and submission.
March 26, 2014
Business
ACME Truck Line to install RandMcNally TND 760 mobile devices
Rand McNally announced that ACME Truck Line, Inc. has chosen to install its TND 760 devices for mobile communication, fleet management and navigation. ACME, a Louisiana-based carrier with more than 2,800 owner-operators and 120 locations, is focused on the oil field and energy industries. With a fleet comprised totally of drivers who own their own […]
March 26, 2014
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