ALK Integrates Software With TMW’s Fuel Program
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — ALK Technologies announced its truck navigation software is now integrated with TMW’s fuel optimization product and that its latest update of routing software is integrated with TMW products.
September 23, 2014Best Trucking Accounting Software 2024
If you’re simply looking for a bookkeeping tool, you can stop reading here, and look no further than QuickBooks. If you’re embracing the notion that trucking accounting goes far beyond that, or want to have a more expansive trucking accounting system of which QuickBooks is a key part, then read on.
Lagana Returns to ATA to Run Pair of Councils
Brian Lagana, a former American Trucking Associations executive, is returning to ATA on Sept. 30 as executive director of two federation councils dealing with safety and security.
September 23, 2014Navistar Offers Lightweight Transmission Option for ProStar
Truck and engine maker Navistar Inc. will offer the Tremec 10-speed manual transmission as a new, lightweight option for its International ProStar tractor with the company’s 13-liter MaxxForce engine.
September 23, 2014Shippers to Pay More as Rates Rise on Equipment, Infrastructure Costs, Execs Say
SAN ANTONIO — Shippers can expect to pay more to secure freight-hauling capacity as truck and rail carriers raise rates to cover rising costs and fund investments in equipment and infrastructure, according to transportation and logistics executives.
September 23, 2014EBE Launches New Mobile Document-Capture Application
EBE Technologies said it is offering a new application, dubbed Xpress Mobile Capture, which enables drivers to submit business documents via mobile devices while communicating with carriers’ back-office systems.
September 23, 2014Daimler Unveils Design of Future Truck 2025
HANOVER, Germany — Daimler Trucks peeled back the camouflage from the Future Truck 2025 it first unveiled in July, revealing what its global chief called not just a vehicle, but “a great work of art.”
September 23, 2014EPA Recognizes Logistics Firms for Reducing Emissions
SAN ANTONIO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized seven shippers and four logistics firms for their efforts to reduce emissions as part of the agency’s SmartWay Transport Partnership at the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals annual conference here Sept. 23.
September 23, 2014SkyBitz Offers New Asset-Tracking Device
SkyBitz is expanding its product offerings with a new GPS device, which tracks the location and status of assets without an external power source.
September 23, 2014Diesel Falls 2.3¢ to Two-Year Low $3.778
Diesel dropped 2.3 cents to $3.778 a gallon, the lowest national average price in more than two years, the Department of Energy reported Sept. 22.
September 22, 2014TMW Systems Vows Emphasis on Customers
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Officials of trucking software vendor TMW Systems outlined on Sept. 22 a wide variety of steps, including corporate restructuring and acquisitions that the company has made, to smooth internal operations and user experiences.
September 22, 2014