U.S. Customs and Border Protection has certified Maddocks Systems’ TruckMate software package for tracking shipments between the United States and Canada, the company said.

TAMPA, Fla. — A task force established by the Technology & Maintenance Council to recommend practices for the use of electronic onboard recorders said it will wait until after the government proposes a rule before issuing those guidelines.

MHF Logistical Solutions said it developed a sensor with a long-lasting battery that will allow its customers to remotely monitor rail cars, containers and their contents.

Many large motor carriers, flush from a successful 2005, said they expected the combination of strong freight demand and a robust economy to push rates up between 4% and 6% this year, marking the third straight year of increases.

Canadian software provider Cube Route said the Toronto-based company will open its first U.S. sales office in Chicago in the next few weeks in order to meet rising demand for Internet-based logistics services.

New emission regulations and the effect of the Internet and wireless systems on the trucking industry will be the main focus of the Technology & Maintenance Council’s annual meeting next week in Tampa, Fla.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he American Transportation Research Institute said it will develop a new “tool kit” with U.S. and Canadian regulators by 2009 to help trucking better combat driver fatigue.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. rucking company executives looking for ways to improve fleet equipment utilization and provide better and quicker service to customers said they are turning to wireless and mobile technologies to aid them in those tasks.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. wo wireless technology firms said they have developed a system based on radio frequency identification that can track containers on a real-time basis.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he integration of new technology with existing systems is the biggest obstacle preventing the trucking industry from using more wireless applications, a survey found.