Self-Driving Truck Technology Advances
While self-driving trucks may still seem like a concept that is several years from becoming reality, using wireless communications to connect commercial trucks with each other and signals from the infrastructure may be just around the corner.
May 18, 2015FMCSA: Use of Tech Won’t Guarantee Rewards
CINCINNATI — While trucking industry groups generally welcomed a proposal by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to offer rewards to carriers that operate safely, the agency’s safety chief said the use of technologies alone wouldn’t necessarily lead to relief.
May 4, 2015Product Integration Among Competitors A Growing Trend in Technology Sector
Trucking technology companies said they will continue to offer product integrations with outside vendors, even as mergers and acquisitions increasingly bring their partners under the same corporate ownership as their direct competitors.
April 6, 2015I.D. Systems Receives Allowance for Cargo-Sensor Patent
I.D. Systems Inc., provider of the VeriWise brand of asset-tracking technology, said it has received a notice of allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a pending patent on a cargo-sensing system for dry van trailers and intermodal containers.
February 27, 2015Maxwell Technologies Signs Purkeys as Distributor of Engine Start Module
Maxwell Technologies announced that it has signed an agreement with Purkeys, an electrical systems provider for the trucking industry, for distribution of Maxwell’s ultracapacitor-based engine start module product line.
Roadnet Introduces 'Insight' Business Intelligence Tool, Enhances Telematics Integration
DALLAS — Routing software provider Roadnet Technologies, a subsidiary of Omnitracs, has launched a new business intelligence tool designed to help fleets make better decisions about their operations.
CarrierWeb Reports 40% Sales Growth in 2014
Trucking technology supplier CarrierWeb said sales volume in the United States grew by a record 40% in 2014.
February 6, 2015Truck Technology Veterans Launch New Firm
Two trucking industry veterans have launched a new business to provide sales representation for the aftermarket technology sector.
January 9, 2015Mack Trucks Announces Deal With Telogis to Provide Built-In Management Technology
Mack Trucks said it has partnered with Telogis to offer fleet-management services that utilize built-in telematics hardware.
October 6, 2014Saia Mobilizes Fleet With Tech from AT&T
Saia Inc.’s less-than-truckload freight division said it is using network services from AT&T to manage its fleet and terminals.
October 2, 2014