Latest News Updates From Seth Clevenger

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Seth Clevenger

Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia

Seth Clevenger is managing editor of features at Transport Topics. He plans, writes and edits news features for Transport Topics’ weekly newspaper, supplemental publications and TTNews.com. 


Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous

Lytx to Be Sold to Private Equity Firm GTCR for $500 Million

Lytx Inc., the largest supplier of video-based safety systems for the trucking industry, has agreed to be acquired by private equity firm GTCR for more than $500 million.

February 18, 2016
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

Training Crucial for ELDs, FMCSA Official Says

DALLAS — Driver training on electronic logging devices will play an essential role in helping to smooth the trucking industry’s transition to the federally mandated technology, an official with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration told an audience of carriers and technology providers.

February 15, 2016
Business, Technology

Omnitracs Debuts Next-Gen Telematics System

DALLAS — Omnitracs has unveiled its next-generation telematics platform, which introduces voice recognition and expands wireless connectivity within the truck.

February 8, 2016
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

Driver Training Crucial for ELD Transition, FMCSA Official Says

DALLAS — Driver training on electronic logging devices will play an important role in the trucking industry’s transition to the federally mandated technology, an official with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration told an audience of carriers and technology providers.

February 4, 2016
Business, Technology

Omnitracs to Offer Onboard Video Product

DALLAS — Omnitracs announced plans to offer its own onboard video system, expanding the list of vendors targeting the growing onboard camera market.

February 3, 2016
Business, Government, Safety, Autonomous

Omnitracs Introduces Next-Gen Telematics Platform

DALLAS — Omnitracs has unveiled its next-generation telematics platform, which introduces voice recognition software to the company’s technology offerings while expanding wireless connectivity within the truck.

February 2, 2016
Technology, Business

ELDs Are Coming; Don’t Be Left in the Dust

It’s been discussed, debated and awaited for years, but the federal mandate for electronic logging devices has finally taken shape.

January 22, 2016
Business, Technology

SkyBitz Launches Local Fleet Telematics Division

Technology supplier SkyBitz has launched a division focused on telematics services for local delivery fleets — a move that expands its reach beyond its core trailer-tracking business.

December 28, 2015
Business, Technology

SkyBitz Launches Business Unit to Track Delivery Vehicles

Trailer-tracking provider SkyBitz is broadening the scope of its business to include telematics services for local delivery vehicles.

December 17, 2015
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

ELD Rule to Boost Technology Adoption

The federal rule requiring carriers to use electronic logging devices will dramatically accelerate the industry’s adoption of onboard technology, resulting in a market where some carriers will focus only on basic compliance while others will look for additional features to improve efficiency, suppliers and analysts said.

December 11, 2015