Technology Briefs - April 20 - April 26
The Latest Headlines:
- Werner Agrees to Use ACS’ TripPak Services
- Sirius Gains Trucking Customers, but Posts Large 1Q Loss
- Report: German Truck Toll System to Run Tests in May
- Siemens to Build Components for IdleAir
- Sirius Gains Trucking Customers, but Posts Large 1Q Loss
Werner Agrees to Use ACS’ TripPak Services
Truckload carrier Werner Enterprises Inc. said it had agreed to use Affiliated Computer Services Inc’s TripPak Express services.ACS’ drop box network provides daily document collection at more than 1,500 truck stops, distribution centers and terminal facilities in the United States and Canada, the companies said in a release.
Werner said this greatly expands the available locations its drivers can use to submit trip envelopes and other documents for processing.
Werner Enterprises is ranked No. 17 on the 2003 Transport Topics 100 listing of the largest for-hire carriers in the United States and Canada. Transport Topics
Sirius Gains Trucking Customers, but Posts Large 1Q Loss
Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. said its net loss for the first quarter was $146.4 million or 12 cents a share, compared with a net income of $51.9 million or 16 cents a year earlier.The company said in a statement it added over 24,000 subscribers during the quarter through its automotive, boating and trucking relationships. It had over 350,000 total subscribers at the close of the quarter.
Revenue for the quarter increased to $9.3 million from $1.6 million, after subtracting mail-in rebate costs.
Sirius said it posted a net income in last year’s first quarter because of a gain on debt restructuring. Transport Topics
Report: German Truck Toll System to Run Tests in May
DaimlerChrysler AG and Deutsche Telekom AG's Toll Collect GmbH venture will run a test of their truck toll system in May in Germany, Bloomberg reported citing a German newspaper.he tests will involve a few dozen trucks outfitted with free equipment and will last for about two weeks, according to the newspaper Handelsblatt.
The satellite-based highway toll system would bill trucks an average 22 cents a mile when traveling on German highways, but it has been delayed by technical problems and financial disputes.
he German government on Feb. 17 terminated a contract with Toll Collect, but later reached another deal with the venture. The toll system is expected to be operational by Jan. 1, 2006, Bloomberg said. Transport Topics
Siemens to Build Components for IdleAir
IdleAire Technologies said it awarded Siemens Energy & Automation a $10 million contract to assemble components for its advanced travel center electrification system.dleAire's system allows truckers to shut off their rigs while providing truck cabins with filtered air, Internet access and other items that would otherwise require the vehicles to be turned on.
he companies said in a statement Siemens would assemble the primary user input device, which provides thermostat and other electronic controls. Production is expected to start in May 2004. Transport Topics
