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Daimler Truck Financial Services USA and Geico launched a connected insurance program that uses real-time driving data to lower premiums for Freightliner and Western Star truck owners.

Phillips Connect has introduced a solar-powered smart trailer device that combines location tracking, cargo visibility and tire pressure monitoring into a single wireless system.

Program Aired: September 4, 2 p.m. ET Bob Gottschalk, technical sales manager at Irdeto, and Lawrence Bader, principal at Advanced Transportation Technology LLC, join Seth Clevenger for an enlightening conversation about their experience guiding fleets through technology transitions and the tangible benefits that digital innovations can offer fleets of all sizes.

At a Senate Commerce subcommittee hearing, ATA President Chris Spear emphasized the significance of adopting technologies and applications designed to facilitate the flow of freight.

There was a time when preventive maintenance on trailers was perforned every three months. Then it stretched to four months, and now it’s at six. Connected technology is a big reason why.

This increased connectivity, enabled by greater data sharing, may be the next truly transformative shift in the trucking industry, said Jack Kennedy, Platform Science CEO and co-founder.

As connected trucks rack up miles and pile up data, fleet managers can increasingly make use of the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence to access and act on the incoming information.

USDOT released a plan to promote the advancement of a developing technology enabling vehicles and road infrastructure to communicate with each other to improve safety.

Some fleet operators are finding the right balance between software use and customization to map better routes, save money and simplify a wide array of functions.

Trimble is seeking to streamline industry workflows and forge closer connections among drivers, trucks, carriers, shippers and logistics providers.