SAN DIEGO — E-Smart, an Indiana-based technology company, said it has contracted with truckload carrier Western Express to equip the entire Tennessee-based fleet of more than 3,000 power units with E-Smart’s Advanced Driver Assistance System and geofencing software, which uses fuel management to control vehicle speed.
October 6, 2019GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Last Call for Transition to ELDs
Recapping the MCE panel session discussing the final months leading up to the deadline for converting from AOBRDs to ELDs.Â
October 6, 2019GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomous
FMCSA’s Martinez Announces Driver Assistance Systems Project at MCE
SAN DIEGO — Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator Ray Martinez announced the launch of a project to promote advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) on Oct. 5. The initiative was unveiled at American Trucking Associations' Management Conference & Exhibition.
October 5, 2019BusinessTechnologyEquipment
Jacobs Introduces Fulcrum Bridge Technology to Off-Highway Market
Jacobs Vehicle Systems Inc. announced its Fulcrum Bridge technology is available for the off-highway market.
October 4, 2019BusinessEquipment
Pace Adds Second Dealer Location With Stoughton Trailers
Pace Transportation announced that its Indianapolis location is now part of the Stoughton Trailer dealer network.
October 4, 2019BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Wabco Launches Rear Blind Spot Detection System
Wabco Holdings Inc., a global supplier of braking control systems and other advanced technologies, announced it introduced TailGUARD for commercial trailers in North America.
October 4, 2019GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
MCE in San Diego Will Be a Busy Four Days
Industry stakeholders are set to gather in San Diego for the 2019 American Trucking Associations Management Conference & Exhibition. ATA President Chris Spear's State of the Industry address Oct. 7 will be among the many highlights.
October 4, 2019BusinessEquipment
Meritor Launches Weight-Saving Suspension for Vocational Trailers
Meritor Inc. introduced its MTA-Tec6 suspension, calling it the market’s lightest trailer suspension. It offers up to 23,000-pound capacity for tankers, flatbeds and other demanding vocational applications.
October 4, 2019BusinessEquipment
DTNA Offers Cummins Engines in Cascadia Models
Daimler Trucks North America announced its Freightliner Cascadia 116-inch bumper-to-back-of-cab day cab model can be spec’d with the Cummins X12 engine and the Eaton Cummins Endurant transmission.
October 4, 2019BusinessEquipmentSafety
Cooper Introduces Steer Tire With Wider Footprint
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has added a tire to its commercial longhaul lineup, the Roadmaster RM832 EM steer tire.
October 4, 2019