Ryder System Inc. said it has partnered with technology firm Decisiv to create a system to monitor maintenance for large and for-hire truck fleets.
April 11, 2014BusinessTechnology
ATA Endorses Data Analytics Platform
American Trucking Associations said it is endorsing data analytics platform Athena by data mining software firm Vigillo.
April 15, 2014BusinessTechnology
Vusion Enhances Fuel Monitoring System
Vusion, a division of PeopleNet Communications Inc., has launched MPG Analytics Dashboard, providing enhancements to its fuel-monitoring systems to better track driver and truck performance on the road.
March 25, 2014BusinessTechnology
Omnitracs Announces Truck Technology Enhancements
Truck technology supplier Omnitracs announced several enhancements.at the 2014 Truckload Carriers Association annual convention.
March 24, 2014BusinessTechnology
Umphress Becomes New TMC Chairman, Aims to Attract Additional Fleet Members
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Dan Umphress, the 2014-2015 chairman of the Technology & Maintenance Council, admits that he works only half-days.
March 24, 2014BusinessTechnology
200,000 Trailer Tails Expected to be in Use by 2017
An estimated 200,000 trailers will be equipped with trailer-tail technology by 2017, according to manufacturer ATDynamics.
March 11, 2014GovernmentBusinessTechnology
NHTSA Starts Work on Car-to-Car Communications Proposal
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration wants cars of the future to communicate with each other in the hopes of reducing accidents, the agency said Feb. 3.
February 3, 2014PerspectiveBusinessTechnology
Opinion: Enterprise-Grade Mobility
Workforce equipment, technology, regulations and demographics continue to change, but truck driving has and will always be more than a job — it’s a lifestyle. Perhaps nothing illustrates this more today than watching drivers use smart phones and tablets.
January 27, 2014BusinessTechnology
iTECH: Trucking May Save $168 Billion Annually With Driverless Vehicles, Report Concludes
A new “blue paper” by the research department of investment bank Morgan Stanley estimated that autonomous — “self-driving” — vehicles could save the freight transportation in¬dustry $168 billion annually, through pro-ductivity gains and lower costs for labor, fuel and accidents.
January 13, 2014BusinessTechnology
Omnitracs Europe Acquired by Singapore IT Firm
Omnitracs Europe has been acquired by Astrata Group, a Singapore based IT firm, from Qualcomm Europe. Terms were not disclosed.
January 13, 2014