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Purchasers of Qualcomm Inc.’s OmniTracs system in Washington state dodged a tax hit following a March 10 decision about the legal classification of that system by the Washington Supreme Court.

Just so I can get this straight, now: We are allowing Mexican trucks to come into the United States as cross-border operations — almost a done deal. Then, FMCSA is going to pay for EOBRs to be placed in those Mexican trucks to do business in the United States, while requiring U.S. fleets to purchase EOBRs with company money?

The Truckload Carriers Association has voted to support the mandated use of “electronic logging devices” to ensure compliance with hours-of-service regulations.

ZoomSafer, a Reston, Va., company that makes software to prevent mobile-phone use by drivers behind the wheel, said it raised $1.1 million from White Birch Capital and SugarOak Holdings.

Telematics provider inthinc Technology Solutions Inc. said it launched a Web-based portal for its driver performance-rating product.

Rand McNally introduced a series of upgrades to its TruckPC device Monday including navigation improvements, two-way communication and truck monitoring, it said.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended to May 23 the comment period on its proposed onboard electronic recorder mandate.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will require all Mexican trucks entering the United States to be equipped with electronic onboard recorders — and will pay for them — an agency spokeswoman said last week.

Qualcomm Inc. said it has acquired Sylectus, a provider of fleet management software for small fleets.