I.D. Systems Inc., a New Jersey-based tracking technology company, has acquired Pointer Telocation Ltd., an Israeli provider of telematics and mobile internet of things services, in a $140 million deal, the companies report.
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Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous
A Pointer Telocation screen. (Pointer Telocation via YouTube)
I.D. Systems Acquires Pointer Telocation for $140 Million
A Pointer Telocation screen. (Pointer Telocation via YouTube)
Government, Business, Technology, Autonomous
Podcast Debut: ‘RoadSigns’ Tackles Autonomous
Welcome to the inaugural episode of Transport Topics' new podcast: RoadSigns. Our debut episode focuses on how the trucking industry’s steady and ongoing development of autonomous technology may someday affect truck drivers. Click to listen!
June 11, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Safety
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Truck Parking Data Systems Top ATRI’s Research Priorities List
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The American Transportation Research Institute’s recently unveiled list of research priorities for 2019 covers an array of topical issues, ranging from truck parking to tolls.
March 26, 2019
Business, Technology, Autonomous
Detroit Connect is a suite of connected vehicle services, and the platform is exclusive to the new Freightliner Cascadia model. (Freightliner)
DTNA Opens Detroit Connect to Third-Party Providers
Detroit Connect is a suite of connected vehicle services, and the platform is exclusive to the new Freightliner Cascadia model. (Freightliner)
Daimler Trucks North America announced it has opened its proprietary Detroit Connect platform to third-party telematics service providers.
March 26, 2019
Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous, Top 100
An M2 delivery drone, manufactured by Matternet Inc. (Stefan Wermuth.Bloomberg News)
UPS, Startup Begin First Regular Drone Deliveries in US
An M2 delivery drone, manufactured by Matternet Inc. (Stefan Wermuth.Bloomberg News)
UPS Inc. and a startup drone partner began the first continuing commercial drone deliveries in the United States, making a short flight carrying a medical sample between North Carolina hospitals March 26.
March 26, 2019
Business, Technology, Logistics
Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News
Tesla’s Model 3 Shatters Record in Electric Car-Crazy Norway
Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News
Just weeks after Tesla Inc. started rolling out its Model 3 in Europe, the electric-car manufacturer has beaten the monthly sales record in its key Norwegian market by a wide margin.
March 26, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel
Qilai Shen/Bloomberg News
Global Emissions Hit Record as Energy Demand Boosts Fuel Use
Qilai Shen/Bloomberg News
Carbon emissions from fossil-fuel use hit a record last year after energy demand grew at its fastest pace in a decade, reflecting higher oil consumption in the U.S. and more coal burning in China and India.
March 26, 2019
Government, Technology
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg Finance LP
STB Announces New Online Payment, Filing System
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg Finance LP
Filing documents and issuing payments to the Surface Transportation Board will get easier. Effective in May, the board will proceed with a new system meant to allow for greater reliance on online tools as a way of improving its services for stakeholders.
March 26, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel
Mack's second-generation zero-emission capable Class 8 drayage truck. (Mack Trucks)
Mack Showcases Latest Hybrid Class 8
Mack's second-generation zero-emission capable Class 8 drayage truck. (Mack Trucks)
Mack Trucks announced it recently displayed its second-generation zero-emission capable Class 8 drayage truck at the California Air Resources Board’s Low Carbon Transportation Heavy-Duty Showcase in Sacramento.
March 25, 2019
Business, Technology
A rendering of Inxeption Zippy. (Inxeption via YouTube)
Inxeption, UPS Unveil Platform Integration Tool to Aid Marketing, Distribution
A rendering of Inxeption Zippy. (Inxeption via YouTube)
Technology company Inxeption Corp. and UPS Inc. announced the creation of Inxeption Zippy, a platform integration that helps businesses market and distribute their products on multiple online channels from one secure place, according to a joint news release.
March 25, 2019
Business, Technology, Safety
The new Parameter Plus package leverages Volvo’s factory-built embedded telematics platform and allows over-the-air updates to be completed during a short meal or operational break virtually anywhere cellular connection is available. (Volvo Trucks)
Volvo Unveils Parameter Plus Updates
The new Parameter Plus package leverages Volvo’s factory-built embedded telematics platform and allows over-the-air updates to be completed during a short meal or operational break virtually anywhere cellular connection is available. (Volvo Trucks)
Volvo Trucks announced its Parameter Plus package, which allows for up to 50 parameter updates over-the-air annually per covered vehicle.
March 25, 2019