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Qualcomm to buy Atheros for $3.1 billion
Qualcomm Inc. and Atheros Communications Inc. on Wednesday, Jan. 5, announced they have entered into a definitive agreement whereby Qualcomm will acquire Atheros, a provider of technologies for wireless and wired local area connectivity in the computing, networking and consumer electronics industries. Qualcomm says the $3.1 billion acquisition is intended to help accelerate the expansion […]
January 5, 2011
Business
Pegasus TransTech updates Transflo Express website, directory
Pegasus TransTech announced it has updated its searchable online directory of locations which offer Transflo Express truck stop scanning. The upgraded service is available on a redesigned web page at www.transfloexpress.com and is designed to enable fleets and drivers to search for a truckstop location offering TransFlo Express in the United States or Canada. Users […]
January 5, 2011
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The new Volvo VNL’s features and trim levels are available to examine interactively. Volvo Trucks has developed a new state-of-the-art online configurator exclusively for VNL models. The configurator provides detailed information on the features and benefits of each trim level and cab option, as well as a 360-degree view of the truck inside and out.
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Arsenault releases tech vendor evaluation tool
Arsenault Associates, producers of Dossier Fleet Maintenance Software, has released a revised Vendor Evaluation Tool (VET), an interactive calculator to help fleets choose among technology providers. An earlier version of Arsenault’s VET specifically addressed suppliers of fleet maintenance management software. The new version is designed to evaluate virtually any provider of fleet software, from dispatch […]
January 5, 2011
Business
AT&T extends mobile business applications to Android
AT&T has extended the reach of its mobile WorkBench applications to include businesses and organizations that have mobile devices running on the Android platform. Also, two of its existing mobile applications, ProntoForms from TrueContext Corporation and Xora GPS Time Track, are now available on Android. AT&T WorkBench, powered by Antenna Software, offers businesses the ability […]
January 5, 2011
Business
Barcoding Inc. becomes reseller of Xata software
Xata Corp., a provider of fleet optimization software, announced that Barcoding Inc. has become an authorized reseller of Xata’s fleet management solutions. Barcoding will be offering Xata’s flagship solutions—Xata Turnpike and XataNet—to its 2,500 customers, which represent a variety of industries, including direct store delivery, energy, food and beverage, healthcare, and retail distribution. “By partnering […]
January 5, 2011
Business
Con-way Multimodal implements McLeod’s PowerBroker software
Con-way Multimodal, a division of Con-way Inc., announced it has implemented McLeod Software’s PowerBroker Trucking Software platform as its new brokerage system. With a network of more than 15,000 carriers, Con-way Multimodal arranges over-the-road, intermodal, flatbed, heavy haul and specialized transportation for freight shipments. The company says its new platform automates critical business functions and […]
January 4, 2011
Business
AT&T offers new tracking platform
AT&T recently announced a new Location Information Services (LIS) offering to enable transportation companies to capture location information from drivers’ handsets, regardless of hardware or wireless service provider. The new offering also does not require additional software to be downloaded to handsets. The LIS product utilizes a technology developed by TechnoCom Wireless called LocationSmart. Through […]
January 4, 2011
Business
Landis, founder of HELP Inc. and PrePass, to retire
Dick Landis, president and chief executive officer of Heavy Vehicle Electronic License Plate Inc. (HELP), announced he will retire in July. HELP Inc. is the public-private partnership that provides PrePass and other intelligent transportation services for commercial vehicle operators. Landis has been with the organization since December 1993. “Dick Landis has made a career of […]
January 4, 2011
Business
L-3 MPRI releases new liquid cargo simulator
L-3 MPRI, a global provider of integrated training solutions, which includes simulation-based training systems, services and turnkey training facilities, announced the release of Version 5.0 of its Liquid Cargo Handling Simulator (LCHS) software called Safe Cargo. The new release incorporates a new network communications infrastructure that vastly improves the speed and stability of the simulator […]
January 4, 2011
Business
Cobra GPS navigation systems earn industry recognition
Cobra Electronics Corp., a manufacturer of GPS navigation systems for professional and recreational drivers, announced that its 7750 Platinum GPS Navigation series has been honored with a CES Innovations 2011 Design and Engineering Award. The 7750 Platinum, which made its debut in August at the 2010 Great American Trucking Show, was selected in the In-Vehicle […]
January 4, 2011
Business
Technology
New technologies help detect and resolve vehicle defects faster and other technological news items are featured.
January 1, 2011
Business
Iteris to present at growth conference
Iteris, Inc., a provider in the traffic management market focused on the development and application of advanced technologies, will present at the 13th Annual Needham & Co. Growth Conference on January 11-13, 2011, at The New York Palace Hotel in New York. During his presentation on Wednesday, January 12, Iteris’ CEO Abbas Mohaddes will discuss […]
December 27, 2010
Business
Transflo Express, Transflo Now fully operational during holidays
Transflo Express truckstop scanning from Pegasus TransTech and Transflo Now! anywhere/anytime scanning will be fully operational, delivering trip documents every day throughout the holidays, including Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, the company announced Wednesday, Dec. 22. The Transflo Express truckstop scanning network has almost 800 locations throughout the United […]
December 22, 2010
Business
Saia touts software designed to improve fuel efficiency, service
Saia, a less-than-truckload carrier, announced a new pickup-and-delivery software program developed by the company designed to provide greater fuel efficiency while enhancing customer service. The program is being used in Saia’s “city” operations that encompass more than 2,300 drivers handling an average of 52,000 freight shipments each day. “The program optimizes our drivers’ routes to […]
December 20, 2010
Business
Networkfleet State Mileage Report addresses fuel tax reporting
Networkfleet announced the availability of new online State Mileage Reports designed to simplify fuel tax reporting required by commercial fleets. Networkfleet says fleet managers now can log on to its online fleet management system and generate reports showing the number of miles traveled for each vehicle by state. Fuel tax reports are required under the […]
December 16, 2010
Business
Mentor Engineering releases telematics system
Mentor Engineering announced the release of Mentor Fleet, a mobile workforce management solution that delivers Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL)/GPS, vehicle telematics, driver behavior monitoring, reporting and maintenance capabilities. With Mentor Fleet, users gain the ability to keep track of where and what all the vehicles in their fleet are doing by viewing them on a […]
December 16, 2010
Business
Aljex Software adds international shipping tool for freight brokers
Aljex Software and iContainers.com have partnered to offer one-stop international transportation service from within Aljex hosted software. Aljex Software says that the brokers, carriers and 3PL’s that use its dispatch system can quickly price, schedule pickup, and arrange documentation of less-than-container (LCL) shipments to anywhere in the world directly from their Aljex screens. LCL is […]
December 15, 2010
Business
Carrier Logistics integrates Cheetah wireless technology
Carrier Logistics Inc. (CLI), a provider of freight management systems to the trucking industry, announced it now offers customers Cheetah Express from Cheetah Software Systems Inc. Cheetah Express offers menu-driven, automated wireless transfer of information between drivers on the road and the central CLI Facts transportation management system. “Sophisticated carriers are connecting their drivers with […]
December 15, 2010
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