Technology
Trailer Technology Moves Forward
Change is the fuel that spurs innovation, whether social or industrial. Technology for trailer management is no different.
July 17, 2020Fleets Push Forward With Tech Investment Despite Pandemic, Economic Uncertainty
A driver enters information into a Lytx in-cab event recorder. (Lytx)
Despite facing business challenges and economic uncertainty, some trucking companies have continued to move forward with technology investments during the COVID-19 outbreak.
July 6, 2020The Power of Podcasting
Amidst the wide array of highly sophisticated digital tools marketers are using to increase profits, a surprising — and decidedly low-tech — alternative is scoring big gains for trucking companies: the simple podcast.
May 22, 2020RoadSync Raises $5.7 Million in Series A Funding
RoadSync, a digital payment platform for the freight and transportation industry, raised $5.7 million in a Series A financing led by Base10 Partners.
April 6, 2020Stoneridge Names James Zizelman President of Control Devices Division
Stoneridge Inc., a supplier of engineered electrical and electronic components for the commercial vehicle and automotive industry, named James Zizelman president of the control devices division.
April 6, 2020Perspective: New Year, New Logistics Efficiencies
As the year comes to a close, it’s a natural time for companies to look at what worked in 2019 and what didn’t, and make plans for the year ahead. For some companies, taking a hard look at their order fulfillment workflow — and ways it might be streamlined in 2020 — is a New Year’s resolution to consider.
December 10, 2019Fleets Grapple With Question: How Many Subscriptions Do We Need?
A Great Dane trailer displays a FleetPulse advertisement at TMC's annual meeting in Atlanta, on March 5, 2018. At this October's NACV, Great Dane said it would waive subscription fees for the first three years. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Trucking executives are increasingly confronting the same proliferation of decisions that vex consumers who are shopping for online video services — to subscribe or not to subscribe?
November 14, 2019I.D. Systems, Now PowerFleet, Buys Pointer Telocation for $140 Million
PowerFleet Inc. said it closed its acquisition of Pointer Telocation Ltd., and rebranded the company formerly known as I.D. Systems to PowerFleet Inc.
October 7, 2019Remote Diagnostics to the Rescue
Navistar's OnCommand Connection remote diagnostics system. (Navistar)
Remote diagnostics systems available on modern trucks are helping fleets avoid costly repairs and reduce vehicle downtime, and this technology is rapidly advancing toward offering better predictions of when problems might occur.
April 26, 2019Editorial: Trucks and Tech at CES
If anyone needed more proof that trucking is a tech-savvy industry, look no further than the bright lights of Las Vegas, where the annual CES technology show featured a string of announcements from major industry players.
January 10, 2019