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Survey: Fleet-specific maintenance software not used by majority
Less than 44 percent of fleets maintain their vehicles using software designed for that specific purpose, according to a survey of fleets conducted by Arsenault Associates, makers of Dossier fleet maintenance management solutions. More than 16 percent use generic off-the-shelf software such as Word, Excel or Access, while 6 percent use a module of their […]
May 11, 2011
Business
McLeod adds CSA scoring to LoadMaster, PowerBroker
McLeod Software, a provider of transportation management software, announced the release of LoadMaster and PowerBroker Version 10.2. The company says the new versions of its flagship products for carriers, private fleets, and freight brokers incorporate functionality to help companies collect and manage information from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for the CSA program. Freight […]
May 11, 2011
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Air-Trak touts mobile resource management solution
Air-Trak announced the launch of its Xconnect software solution designed to provide customers with a comprehensive way of managing and controlling mobile work forces and assets. Xconnect uses the latest Silverlight technology from Microsoft, providing a hybrid of Web and desktop applications and a new platform that takes advantage of Air-Trak’s new G3 in-vehicle computer […]
May 11, 2011
Business
Magnum selects Transflo Express
Magnum Companies has implemented Transflo Express truckstop scanning from Pegasus TransTech. Magnum – an asset-based logistics services provider with a fleet of 450 units headquartered in Fargo, N.D. – offers truckload, less-than-truckload, logistics and other supply chain services including dedicated operations from eight terminals in Minnesota and the Dakotas. “So far, the drivers have accepted […]
May 10, 2011
Business
PAR LMS announces dry van, flatbed management systems
PAR Logistics Management Systems (PAR LMS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of PAR Technology Corporation, announced new dry van and flatbed trailer management systems designed specifically for these vehicle types. Customized reporting from these new systems allows fast data-driven decisions about operations and planning, the company says. Reporting options include excessive trailer dwell time, geofence arrival and […]
May 10, 2011
Business
enVista invests in Contech for added supply chain visibility
enVista, an enterprise and supply chain consulting services firm, announced that is has made a strategic investment in Contech Systems Inc., provider of the DataManager warehouse control system designed to help companies direct activities in their warehouses and distribution centers in real time. enVista says it made the investment as part of its mission to […]
May 10, 2011
Business
Prophesy video highlights ‘Evolution of Transportation Management’
Prophesy Transportation Solutions Inc., a provider of trucking and logistics software solutions, has partnered with Epipheo Inc. to produce a short video presentation depicting the evolution of transportation management and the company’s role within it, in a humorous “edu-tainment” style. The “Evolution of Transportation Management” received nearly 600 views in the first 48 hours following […]
May 10, 2011
Business
Xata to build ‘Car Fax’ report for drivers
Xata, a provider of compliance and fleet optimization software, is in the process of building a social networking tool for drivers. The company plans to release this new tool as Xata Passport within a year. Drivers will be able to use Xata Passport to track their personal fuel performance, safety, compliance and other elements. This […]
May 5, 2011
Business
Kwik Trip Stores hauler selects Paragon routing optimization software
Convenience Transportation, the petroleum and grocery haulage arm of Kwik Trip Stores Inc., has bought an integrated delivery routing and scheduling system from Paragon Software Systems Inc. The new system is designed to integrate vehicle tracking, resource management and digital mapping with advanced transportation management software, allowing both strategic and dynamic route planning. Convenience Transportation […]
May 4, 2011
Business
Xata reselling ZoomSafer technology to enforce mobile phone use
Xata Corp., a provider of trucking compliance and fleet optimization software, announced it is integrating and reselling ZoomSafer’s software, FleetSafer Mobile and FleetSafer Vision, both of which are designed to be customized to a fleet’s specific mobile phone policies. FleetSafer Mobile is designed to enforce a fleet’s safe-driving policies and runs alongside Xata Turnpike on […]
May 4, 2011
Business
PeopleNet’s Mestelle named a ‘Woman to Watch’
PeopleNet, a provider of integrated onboard computing and mobile communications systems for fleet management, announced that Beverly Mestelle was named a “Woman to Watch” by The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal as part of its annual Women in Business Awards. Mestelle joined PeopleNet as director of operations in 2000 and was named vice president of operations […]
May 4, 2011
Business
Telvent to develop electronic fare system for Calgary Transit
Telvent, a real-time IT solutions and information provider, announced that it has been selected by The City of Calgary to implement a contactless smart card-based electronic fare collection system for Calgary Transit. When the project is completed, Calgary Transit will provide to more than 94 million passengers per year a more convenient method to pay […]
May 3, 2011
Business
DOT awards $6.5M to ease Michigan, Minnesota truck parking shortages
The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded $4,480,000 to Michigan’s I-94 Truck Parking and Information Management System and $2,049,940 to Minnesota’s Comprehensive System for Assessing Truck Parking Availability. Both systems will deliver real-time information on parking availability through Intelligent Transportation Systems. The Federal Highway Administration is providing the grants under the Truck Parking Facilities Discretionary Grants […]
May 2, 2011
Business
NPTC recognizes PeopleNet COO McLaughlin
PeopleNet, a provider of onboard computing and mobile communications systems, announced that its chief operating officer, Brian McLaughlin, received the National Private Truck Council Membership Development Award at the NPTC show in Cincinnati. “Brian has been active on the NPTC Conference Planning Committee for many years, and under his leadership, he has sent more than […]
May 2, 2011
Business
JSY Software offers software for single-terminal companies
JSY Software, a provider of software solutions for local trucking, announced the availability of OneTerminal TMS V2.0, a software application designed for managing the operations of trucking companies that operate from a single location. OneTerminal TMS V2.0 is designed to offer local trucking, cartage, pickup-and-delivery and private fleets the ability to manage every aspect of […]
May 2, 2011
Business
Technology
Technology can help alleviate choke points for truck traffic, Qualcomm announces new applications, Hino Trucks offers Web-based telematics and more technological news items are featured.
May 1, 2011
Business
FreightWatch: Cargo theft rates continue growth to record highs
FreightWatch International, a global logistics security solutions provider, announced publication of a special report covering five years of cargo theft data and analysis. With the development of its own cargo theft database, FreightWatch says it has assessed trends and anomalies that transcend the boundaries of short-term reports and provide industry professionals with a much broader […]
April 28, 2011
Business
Isuzu Commercial Truck offers Teletrac Fleet Director telematics system
Isuzu Commercial Truck of America Inc. announced that it will offer Fleet Director, the telematics system from Teletrac Inc., as an option in its 2011 and 2012 model year N-Series trucks. Fleet Director is a fully integrated Web-based solution designed to allow fleet managers and dispatchers to track vehicle usage in real time by sending […]
April 28, 2011
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