NEW ORLEANS — In the span of a year, Solera Holdings quickly became one of the trucking industry’s largest technology suppliers through its acquisitions of Omnitracs, SmartDrive, eDriving and Spireon.
May 25, 2022Omnitracs
Business, Technology 
Alberto Cairo, managing director of vehicle and fleet solutions at Solera, outlines the company’s plans to unify its trucking technology holdings into a single global platform. (Seth Clevenger/Transport Topics)
Solera Sets Out to Build Unified Fleet Platform
Alberto Cairo, managing director of vehicle and fleet solutions at Solera, outlines the company’s plans to unify its trucking technology holdings into a single global platform. (Seth Clevenger/Transport Topics) Business, Technology 
Samir Kamnani/Spireon
Omnitracs Parent Solera Set to Acquire Trailer-Tracking Firm Spireon
Samir Kamnani/SpireonSolera Holdings, the parent company of Omnitracs, has agreed to acquire asset-tracking firm Spireon Inc. in the latest example of consolidation in the trucking industry’s technology market.
February 1, 2022 Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety 
Omnitracs serves customers in more than 50 countries and employs more than 2,000 workers worldwide. (Getty Images via Omnitracs.com)
Omnitracs Adds PrePass to Platform
Omnitracs serves customers in more than 50 countries and employs more than 2,000 workers worldwide. (Getty Images via Omnitracs.com)Omnitracs has entered into a partnership with PrePass Safety Alliance to provide PrePass, the weigh station bypass application, on its Omnitracs One platform.
August 4, 2021 Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Breaking News 
The Omnitracs booth at the 2019 ATA Management Conference & Exhibition in San Diego. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Omnitracs Acquires Onboard Video Firm SmartDrive
The Omnitracs booth at the 2019 ATA Management Conference & Exhibition in San Diego. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)Trucking technology supplier Omnitracs has agreed to acquire SmartDrive Systems, one of the transportation industry’s largest providers of onboard cameras and video-based safety systems.
September 9, 2020 Business, Technology 
An Omnitracs branded truck. (Omnitracs)
Omnitracs, McLeod Extend Partnership
An Omnitracs branded truck. (Omnitracs)Fleet management solutions company Omnitracs has extended its partnership with transportation management provider McLeod Software.
May 26, 2020 Government, Business, Technology, Safety 
PMTC’s Mike Millian (from left), FMCSA’s Joe DeLorenzo, CVSA’s Kerri Wirachowsky and Omnitracs’ Mike Ahart provide an update on ELD and hours-of-service regulations. (Seth Clevenger/Transport Topics)
Officials: Progress Continues on ELD Enforcement, Proposed HOS Changes
PMTC’s Mike Millian (from left), FMCSA’s Joe DeLorenzo, CVSA’s Kerri Wirachowsky and Omnitracs’ Mike Ahart provide an update on ELD and hours-of-service regulations. (Seth Clevenger/Transport Topics)LAS VEGAS — Enforcement of the federal electronic logging device mandate is progressing, and regulators are working to finalize a proposal to add flexibility to driver hours-of-service rules, government and industry officials said.
February 20, 2020 Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety 
Omnitracs CEO Ray Greer speaks at the event. (Seth Clevenger/Transport Topics)
Omnitracs Targets Lower Hardware Costs, Faster Replacement Cycles for Onboard Tech
Omnitracs CEO Ray Greer speaks at the event. (Seth Clevenger/Transport Topics)LAS VEGAS — Omnitracs is aiming to shorten the replacement cycle for onboard technology in the trucking industry, in part by driving down the cost of telematics hardware while easing the migration to new systems.
February 19, 2020 Business, Technology, Equipment 
Omnitracs Intelligent Vehicle Gateway units are not affected by the outage. (Omnitracs)
Omnitracs Resolves ELD Disruption That Had Drivers Reverting to Paper Logs
Omnitracs Intelligent Vehicle Gateway units are not affected by the outage. (Omnitracs)Technology company Omnitracs announced its electronic logging devices that had experienced outages caused by an infrequent update to Global Positioning System operations are now functional.
November 4, 2019 Business, Technology, Equipment
SkyBitz, Omnitracs Form Fleet Telematics Partnership
SAN DIEGO — Trailer-tracking provider SkyBitz and in-cab technology supplier Omnitracs have formed a partnership to offer expanded fleet management services to joint customers, the companies announced Oct. 7.
October 7, 2019 Government, Business, Technology, Top 100 
Intelligent Vehicle Gateway unit by Omnitracs
Omnitracs Announces Rollout of Unified Technology Platform
Intelligent Vehicle Gateway unit by OmnitracsTrucking technology supplier Omnitracs announced the launch of its Omnitracs One fleet-management platform, which unifies its various in-cab and back-office systems into a single offering.
October 4, 2019