Cellphone-signal equipment provider weBoost introduced a booster kit for longhaul drivers.
June 28, 2016Business, Technology
Cellphone Signal Provider Offers Booster Kit for Longhaul Drivers
Business, Technology
TravelCenters of America to Service and Install LinkeDrive’s PedalCoach App
Mobile solutions provider LinkeDrive Inc. said it reached agreement with TravelCenters of America, operator of the TA and Petro Stopping Centers travel center brands, for technicians at some locations to be trained on installing and servicing LinkeDrive’s PedalCoach mobile app.
June 28, 2016Business, Technology
Rand McNally Launches New Safety Dashcams
Rand McNally, based in Skokie, Illinois, launched three new models of dashboard cameras on June 23 to assist with accidents and safety documentation.
June 24, 2016Business, Technology, Government
Capital Goods Orders Unexpectedly Drop Most in Three Months
Orders for U.S. business equipment unexpectedly declined in May by the most in three months, pointing to weakness in investment even before the likely damage to confidence stemming from U.K. voters’ decision to leave the European Union.
June 24, 2016Business, Technology
Dossier Systems Offers PeopleNet Integration
Dossier Systems said its fleet-maintenance software now integrates with PeopleNet’s telematics systems.
June 23, 2016Government, Business, Technology
Landmark Rule Opens Skies to More Commercial Drones
The Obama administration is opening U.S. skies to more commercial drones with long-awaited regulations that the government hopes will spawn new industries for inspecting bridges, monitoring crops and taking aerial photography.
June 21, 2016Business, Technology
Trucker Path Expands Parking Network
Trucker Path said it has updated its trip-planning mobile application for professional drivers with an additional 1,000 parking locations.
June 21, 2016Government, Business, Technology, Equipment
FMCSA Defends ELD Rule in Appeals Court Filing
In a brief filed with a federal appeals court, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration defended a legal challenge to the agency’s electronic logging device rule by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association.
June 20, 2016Editorial, Business, Safety, Government, Technology, Equipment
Editorial: Collision Technology Proves Its Worth
Let us pause for a moment and consider the number zero. As in, during a recent test, 150 heavy-duty tractors racked up 3 million U.S. highway miles and there were zero rear-end collisions.
June 20, 2016Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Collision Avoidance Systems Succeed in NHTSA Field Test
A yearlong federal field test of 150 Class 8 tractorÂ-trailers equipped with collision avoidance systems had no rear-Âend crashes, a new National Highway Traffic Safety Administration study revealed.
June 20, 2016