Spireon Introduces First Automated Detention Optimization System
Asset-tracking provider Spireon Inc. announced the release of the first automated detention optimization system for the trucking industry.
March 25, 2014Daily Briefings from Transport Topics
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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, 2014Carriers Looking to Hire Veterans Should Use Social Media, Expert Says
GRAPEVINE, Texas — If carriers desperate for drivers are looking to hire veterans, they had better use online sites and social media to find them, an outreach and media specialist said during a presentation at the annual Truckload Carrier Association’s convention here this week.
March 24, 2014Omnitracs Announces Truck Technology Enhancements
Truck technology supplier Omnitracs announced several enhancements.at the 2014 Truckload Carriers Association annual convention.
March 24, 2014Umphress 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, 2014McLeod to Perform Benchmark Study of Carriers
McLeod Software said it will perform a benchmark study of carriers to give truckload carriers a better picture of their relative performance in several areas.
March 19, 2014FMCSA Issues E-Log Rule
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published its long-awaited proposal that will require all interstate truck drivers to use electronic logging devices two years after the rule becomes final.
March 17, 2014Publication of ELD Proposal Is ‘Imminent,’ Ferro Says
Publication of the proposed rule requiring trucks to have electronic logging devices is “imminent,” Anne Ferro, head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, told a House subcommittee hearing March 12.
March 12, 2014GE Capital Fleet Services Announces Asset Tracking Service
GE Capital Fleet Services announced a product that allows fleet managers to track assets such as trailers and equipment in real time.
March 12, 2014Noregon Launches New Diagnostics Tool
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Noregon Systems announced it has launched a full-vehicle remote diagnostics tool.
March 12, 2014