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Yard-management systems at large manufacturing plants, distribution centers or retailers’ warehouses can benefit the motor carriers serving those facilities by returning trailers to service quickly, improving overall equipment utilization and fleet productivity, users and vendors of yard systems said.

Con-way Truckload said it is investing $2 million in safety technology for all of its new tractors in 2013.

J.J. Keller & Associates Inc. said it has been selected to supply Mercer Transportation Co. with electronic onboard recording devices for its owner-operator fleet.

Beginning in September, the Alliance for Toll Interoperability will be enrolling toll agencies across North America in its new central collection system, a hub that founders said is the first step toward toll-system “interoperability.”

Add On Systems said it has acquired driver recruiting software firm IEG Inc. and all of its software applications. Terms were not disclosed.

Amazon.com plans to hire about 5,000 workers for its distribution centers, the Associated Press reported Monday.

Wireless technology firm Qualcomm Inc.’s profit in its fiscal third quarter jumped 31% from a year earlier, but the business segment that includes its trucking technology offerings posted a loss for the quarter.

The National Transportation Safety Board is calling for all new vehicles to be equipped with connected vehicle technology that could allow them to automatically warn drivers about other vehicles at intersections.

Asset tracking firm SkyBitz said it has formed a sales partnership with commercial-vehicle accessory supplier Pana-Pacific.