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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.Ā 


BusinessLogistics

Trailer Orders Jump 56.9% During Best August in 20 Years

New trailer orders jumped 56.9% in August from a year earlier and rose to the highest total for that month in 20 years, ACT Research reported.

September 26, 2014
BusinessTechnology

EBE Launches New Mobile Document-Capture Application

EBE Technologies said it is offering a new application, dubbed Xpress Mobile Capture, which enables drivers to submit business documents via mobile devices while communicating with carriers’ back-office systems.

September 23, 2014
BusinessSafetyGovernment

Chinese Commercial Telematics Market to Surpass US by Decade’s End, Report Predicts

China will soon become the world’s largest market for commercial telematics as government regulations and the nation’s supply-chain woes drive technology adoption, according to a new study by C.J. Driscoll & Associates.

September 22, 2014
BusinessTechnology

Tech Vendors Announce McLeod Integrations

OXON HILL, Md. — Several technology vendors announced deeper integrations with McLeod Software’s products last week in conjunction with the company’s 2014 user conference here.

September 18, 2014
Business

McLeod Aims to Provide ā€˜Frictionless’ Data Flow

OXON HILL, Md. — McLeod Software said its latest development efforts are aimed at enabling the ā€œfrictionlessā€ flow of data to help its trucking and third-party logistics customers operate more efficiently and make better business decisions.

September 17, 2014
Business

Vigillo Expands Athena Data-Mining Platform

Vigillo is offering new fuel and maintenance dashboards within its Athena ā€œbig-dataā€ platform, representing a further expansion of the company’s data analytics capabilities.

September 9, 2014
Business

Navistar Reduces 3Q Loss, Approaches Break-Even Point

Navistar International Corp. posted its smallest quarterly loss in two years, narrowly missing the break-even point in its fiscal third quarter as production levels rose and warranty costs declined.

September 3, 2014
BusinessTechnology

PeopleNet to Offer Android Platform, Unveils Plans for Video-Safety Systems

PeopleNet said it will soon expand its onboard fleet-management applications to Android mobile devices and unveiled plans to launch its own video-based safety technology.

August 20, 2014
BusinessTechnology

PeopleNet Signs Distribution Deal With Pana-Pacific

PeopleNet announced a distribution agreement with supplier Pana-Pacific aimed at bringing its mobile fleet-management technology to small fleets.

August 19, 2014
Business

Westport Posts 2Q Loss, But Ships More Nat-Gas Truck Engines in North America

Westport Innovations reported a second-quarter loss but said it shipped more natural-gas engines for the North American trucking market through its joint venture with Cummins Inc.

August 5, 2014