2016 TMC Annual Meeting

Special Coverage

Execs Weigh Pros and Cons of Cloud Computing

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Cloud computing can make it easier to deploy software and access data, but fleets must weigh the pros and cons of this approach as they decide which functions are a good fit for the cloud and which are better to keep on their in-house infrastructure.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
February 29, 2016
Special Coverage, Business

International Debuts Over-The-Air Reprogramming of ECMs

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — International Truck announced that over-the-air reprogramming of engine control modules for all International Truck models powered by its N9, N10 and N13 engines is available for no charge.

February 29, 2016
Special Coverage

Failing to Prepare Disaster Plan Can Be Biggest Disaster, Experts Say

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — To recover from a disaster and ensure your fleet or manufacturing facility remains resilient afterward takes planning, then testing the plan, revising the plan, and testing it again and again, experts said.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
February 29, 2016
Special Coverage, Business

Great Dane Expands AdvantEdge Program, Shows Latest Trailer Enhancements

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Great Dane Trailers has expanded its AdvantEdge national accounts parts and service program by partnering with Love’s Travel Stops.

February 29, 2016
Special Coverage, Business

EBE Offers New Vehicle-Maintenance Software

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — EBE Technologies announced the launch of SHIPS vehicle maintenance solution (VMS), which allows carriers to optimize their internal or outsourced maintenance operations.

February 29, 2016
Special Coverage, Business, Equipment

Michelin Launches Higher Mileage Linehaul Steer Tire

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Michelin Americas Truck Tires, a division of Michelin North America Inc., said it launched a new premium linehaul steer tire, the X Line Energy Z, that the company guarantees will deliver 20% more mileage than leading competitor linehaul steer tires and 5% better rolling resistance than the XZA3+ tire it replaces.

February 29, 2016
Special Coverage, Business, Equipment

Alcoa Expands Portfolio of Lightweight Truck Wheels

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Alcoa Inc. expanded what it said was the industry’s lightest heavy-duty truck wheel, Ultra ONE Wheel with MagnaForce alloy, by launching wheel sizes 24.5 inches x 8.25 inches, 22.5 x 14 and 22.5 x 9.

February 29, 2016
Special Coverage, Business, Equipment

Halo Tire Inflator Growing in Adoption

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Aperia Technologies Inc. said its Halo brand of tire inflator, introduced two years ago, is in use on thousands of vehicles operated by more than 100 fleets and offered at more than 100 dealer locations. 

February 29, 2016