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Southeastern provides customers new ETA service
Southeastern Freight Lines, a regional less-than-truckload transportation services provider, is introducing a service feature new to the LTL industry: Estimated Time of Delivery. Southeastern says it now can estimate the delivery of a shipment within a two-hour window and provide this information to customers via the Internet, PDAs and mobile phones. Previously, customers could visit […]
September 3, 2010
Business
Accellos acquires Virtual Dispatch
Accellos, a provider of supply chain execution software solutions, announced the acquisition of the assets of Virtual Dispatch, a Staufville, Ontario-based provider of both on-premise and on-demand transportation management solutions. Through the acquisition, terms of which were not announced, Accellos will integrate certain of Virtual Dispatch’s assets into its emerging Stratus cloud computing portfolio. “We […]
September 3, 2010
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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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Business
Loveland Distributing selects Paragon to optimize beverage distribution
Loveland Distributing Co. Inc. is implementing advanced distribution planning software from Paragon Software Systems Inc. Loveland will use the software to optimize delivery routing of alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinks such as Red Bull, Sweet Leaf Tea, and Nesquik to 3000 licensed retailers, including Wal-Mart, Food Lion, Kroger and 7-Eleven. The company will use the software […]
September 3, 2010
Business
Canadian General Freight Index up 1.8% in first half of 2010
The Canadian General Freight Index for the first six months of 2010 indicates that the cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers increased slightly. “While rates continued to trend downward in the first quarter of 2010, we have seen two successive months of increases, which may indicate that we reached bottom in April, although it […]
September 1, 2010
Business
Six independent truckstops add Transflo Express
Pegasus TransTech announced that six more independent truckstop/travel centers have signed up to offer Transflo Express truckstop scanning for their trucking customers. Transflo Express now is available at more than 750 truckstops in the United States and Canada, including Pilot, Flying J and Love’s locations. The new independent locations include: * PlazaGo just off U.S. […]
September 1, 2010
Business
Networkfleet unveils new user interface for fleet tracking, management
Networkfleet Inc. has announced the launch of a new streamlined user interface designed to provide fast, easy access to detailed vehicle performance and fleet tracking information, larger maps, better access to reports and easy, intuitive navigation. With an entirely rebuilt infrastructure that takes advantage of the latest technology innovations, the resulting design requires 50 percent […]
September 1, 2010
Business
Technology
In-cab scanning and portable onboard computers are among the technological issues featured.
September 1, 2010
Business
Pitt Ohio Express releases shipment tracking for iPhone
Pitt Ohio Express announced an update to the current version of its iPhone or iPod application and mobile website: a new feature tab called Shipping Activity. Version 2.0 of the Pitt Ohio iPhone or iPod application and mobile website allows customers to access current shipping activity in real time. The Shipment Activity tab shows tracking […]
September 1, 2010
Business
Salson Logistics chooses TMW Optimization Software
TMW Systems Inc., a provider of enterprise transportation software for the logistics and trucking industries, announced that Salson Logistics has adopted three TMW Optimization Software modules. Already using TMWSuite software for their operations, Salson now will add integrated IDSC Netwise, IDSC TripAlert and IDSC ExpertFuel solutions to help improve their freight network productivity and efficiency, […]
September 1, 2010
Business
Former FMCSA head Hill joins SleepSafe Drivers
SleepSafe Drivers Inc., a national provider of sleep apnea diagnosis and treatment programs for the transportation industry, announced that John Hill, former administrator for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, has joined the company as a senior adviser for regulatory affairs. Hill brings more than 20 years of commercial vehicle enforcement and regulatory experience to […]
September 1, 2010
Business
Trucking companies relying on 3PLs as growth strategy
Transportation and trucking companies increasingly are relying on third-party logistics providers to grow their businesses, according to Evans Distribution Systems, a full-service 3PL of warehousing, transportation and value-added solutions. “Seventy-seven percent of domestic Fortune 500 companies are using 3PLs for logistics and supply chain functions, and transportation is a key component of this work,” says […]
August 31, 2010
Business
Vigillo announces CSA Benchmark Scorecards
Vigillo, creators of data mining software products designed to aggregate, organize and deliver complex fleet safety information in an easy-to-read scorecard format, announced the availability of its new CSA Benchmark Scorecards. The new Benchmark Scorecards, provided at no additional cost, allow fleets to compare the safety scores of their operations to other similar motor carriers. […]
August 31, 2010
Business
Coca-Cola Enterprises recognizes Comdata
Comdata Corporation received the Supplier Excellence Award for Excellence in Collaboration from Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) for its customer-focused approach in listening and delivering solutions that meet its business needs. Over the years, Comdata has collaborated with CCE on a wide range of issues. Comdata’s single-card solution helped CCE create companywide synergies throughout its fuel supply […]
August 31, 2010
Business
Noregon Systems supports TMC with Platinum Sponsorship
For the third straight year, Noregon Systems Inc. has committed to be a Platinum Sponsor for the SuperTech 2010 competition at the Technology & Maintenance Council of the American Trucking Associations’ fall meeting in Raleigh, N.C. Noregon believes that the SuperTech competition is important for the industry and for the companies and the technicians that […]
August 31, 2010
Business
CargoNet offers package for owner-operators
CargoNet has increased its reach into trucking and is offering a service package for owner-operators at $49.95 per year, says Maurizio Scrofani, managing director. CargoNet specializes in cargo theft deterrence and advanced analytic functions to recover stolen freight. It offers a nationally coordinated data-sharing system that delivers timely sharing of cargo theft information among theft […]
August 29, 2010
Business
BTS expands Key Transportation Indicators
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics has expanded its Key Transportation Indicators with the addition of two new tables: U.S. Air Carrier Cargo Revenue Ton-Miles, a monthly measure of freight shipments on U.S. airlines; and State and Local Government Transportation Construction Value, a monthly measure of state and local government expenditures on […]
August 27, 2010
Business
Rand McNally enhances IntelliRoute TND, unveils accessories
Rand McNally on Thursday, Aug. 26, introduced the latest enhancements to its line of GPS devices at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas. Built from the ground up for the over-the-road professional truck driver, the IntelliRoute TND now features: • State-by-state mileage data reporting – This feature enables drivers to export mileage information from […]
August 26, 2010
Business
Michelin rolls out mobile dealer locator
Michelin Americas Truck Tires (MATT) is rolling out a mobile dealer-locator application for BlackBerry smartphones used in the United States and Canada. Michelin says this mobile tire-related application is the first of its kind in the trucking industry. The new Michelin BlackBerry application joins the existing Michelin ONCall emergency road service (ERS) and online dealer […]
August 26, 2010
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