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Doran TPMS to integrate with Omnitracs’ MCP
Doran Manufacturing announced the integration of its Doran 360 tire pressure monitoring system with Omnitracs’ Mobile Computing Platforms (MCP50, MCP110 and MCP200).
December 17, 2013
Business
PassTime creates fleet division, selects Geotab for new telematics offering
PassTime, a telematics provider, has launched a new fleet division and selected Geotab’s fleet management technology as the major foundation of its portfolio. The new fleet division, PassTime Fleet Finance and Telematics, will be led by Peter Fowler, who, previous to joining PassTime launched the Siemens machine-to-machine (M2M) business. PassTime has also brought on Harald Fritz […]
December 13, 2013
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Bestpass expands toll coverage in 2013
Bestpass announced that it is continuing to expand its coverage of tolling authorities across the country which is giving truckers and fleet managers a way to reduce operating expenses. “We are actively increasing our staff to accommodate the new business,” said John Andrews, president and COO. Bestpass currently has 18 employees and will be hiring at least […]
December 13, 2013
Business
Sylectus users embracing mobile Android app
Sylectus, a business unit of Omnitracs Canada, Inc., and provider of web-based transportation management software (TMS), announced that 30 percent of its customer base has adopted or are testing its Android-based Sylectus Mobile application. The application, which has been available for five months, enables drivers to view and update trip information and dispatch personnel to […]
December 13, 2013
Business
Bendix’s lane departure warning system granted windshield clearance exemption
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC has received a regulatory two-year exemption extension for its AutoVue Lane Departure Warning (LDW) System, retaining the technology’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) compliance. Citing highway safety and the benefits of LDW technology, the FMCSA granted Bendix’s request for exemption from certain windshield clearance rules, allowing fleets and drivers […]
December 13, 2013
Business
Omnitracs’ Norm Ellis says Vista acquisition came at ‘the right place, right time.’
Ellis shared his thoughs on the Vista acquisition during a phone call with CCJ on Dec. 5. One of the things Vista brings to Omnitracs is a set of standard operating procedures that cover every aspect of software development, from gathering the requirements to writing code, testing and deployment across all industries that it serves.
December 6, 2013
Business
State trucking associations endorse J.J. Keller’s Encompass E-Logs
With industry-wide interest in electronic logs growing stronger, J.J. Keller announced that state trucking associations are endorsing its Encompass E-Log and fleet management system. Minnesota, New Jersey, North Carolina, and Rhode Island are the most recent state trucking associations to endorse Encompass to their members, in addition to the 32 associations that have already done […]
December 6, 2013
Business
Entertainer Joe Piscopo to highlight Zonar user conference
Zonar announced that a special guest, Joe Piscopo, will be kicking off its annual fleet management and user conference, The Zone 2014, during the opening night dinner on April 22nd. The conference will take place April 22-24, 2014 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Tex. Piscopo is a highly acclaimed entertainer […]
December 6, 2013
Business
Vigillo goes after big data with new Athena product
Before the Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program went live in the Fall of 2010, Vigillo, LLC, was helping carriers mine and understand their CSA data. More than 2,000 fleets representing 1.2 million drivers now use Vigillo’s data mining software products to aggregate, organize and deliver complex CSA information in an easy-to-read scorecard format. For most […]
December 5, 2013
Business
Business intelligence tools can drive accountability, automate workflow
Mesilla Valley Transport’s Director of Information Technology, Mike Kelley, spoke to fleet executives Tuesday at the CCJ Fall Symposium about how they can modernize their fleets with business intelligence, including how the company’s “data warehouse” has enabled it to send automated real-time reports daily via email.
December 4, 2013
Business
Pegasus TransTech shares ‘pay it forward’ efforts
Pegasus TransTech announced it has chosen seven causes in the transportation industry and local community for the company and its employees’ Pay it Forward efforts this holiday season. Thankful for the service of the U.S. armed forces, Pegasus TransTech chose to donate to Wreaths Across America, an initiative from the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA). On Dec. […]
December 3, 2013
Business
Self-driving planes, trains, trucks will lead supply chain redesign
Are robo-trucks already taking drivers off the road? It’s a possibility, though an indirect one, suggests Fred Andersky, director of government and industry affairs for Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems. And truck-driving jobs won’t be the only ones impacted by technological changes coming to the supply chain.
November 29, 2013
Business
Public trust, not technology, is barrier to self-driving trucks
Truck drivers shouldn’t worry too much about losing their jobs to robots just yet, according to at least one truck safety technology expert. Fully autonomous trucks are several technology leaps away, but the first incremental steps have already been taken and they’re in commercial use today.
November 27, 2013
Business
Omnitracs acquires Roadnet
Vista Equity Partners announced the completed the acquisition of Omnitracs, Inc., formerly a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated. In conjunction with this announcement, Omnitracs also signed a definitive agreement to acquire Roadnet Technologies, Inc. (“Roadnet”), a provider of fleet management software for private fleets. Roadnet, based in Baltimore, Md., is a provider of routing, scheduling, optimization […]
November 25, 2013
Business
Zonar promotes two executives
Zonar, a provider of fleet management technology, announced the promotions of Fred Fakkema to vice president of compliance and Tony Bezilla to vice president of product management. The promotions, it said, are reflective of the company’s rapid growth and anticipation of future expansion. With over 25 years of transportation compliance experience, Fred Fakkema will be […]
November 22, 2013
Business
C2Logix opens Chicago office
C2Logix, Inc., a provider of route optimization software, has opened a Chicago office and appointed Gus Esposito as product manager for C2RouteApp. Esposito previously worked at Spectran as supervisor of operations and logistics where he was responsible for design, implementation and management of logistic flow and ensuring peak performance of service levels. “We are pleased […]
November 22, 2013
Business
Next-generation training technology, Part 3: driving games
Editor’s note: This is the final installment of a 3-part series on next-generation driver training technologies. Part 1 covered video-based risk management systems. Part 2 explored online and computer-based learning. For 2,200 drivers at Covenant Transport, every day is another chance to reach the summit of fuel efficiency. Some will be towing 80,000 pounds up […]
November 22, 2013
Business
Feedback Friday: Are driverless trucks a good idea?
Might driverless trucks make more sense than driverless cars? And will the trucking industry be an early adopter? Following up on this week’s House hearing on autonomous vehicles, and ahead of an upcoming series on where the technology is headed in commercial vehicles, Friday Feedback takes a look at reader reaction to an earlier CCJ story about the possibilities.
November 22, 2013
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