Knight Transportation has selected the Zonar 2020 mobile tablet to help modernize its operations.
February 13, 2015BusinessTechnology
Maxwell Technologies Signs Purkeys as Distributor of Engine Start Module
Maxwell Technologies announced that it has signed an agreement with Purkeys, an electrical systems provider for the trucking industry, for distribution of Maxwell’s ultracapacitor-based engine start module product line.
February 11, 2015BusinessTechnology
Omnitracs Aims to Increase Collaboration Among Its Business Units
DALLAS — Omnitracs and its expanding collection of trucking technology businesses will move forward as “one team,†collaborating on product development to help trucking firms improve their operations, the company’s chief executive said.
February 10, 2015GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Sen. Bernie Sanders: Fund Infrastructure Through Tax Reform
WASHINGTON — Revenue that would come from an overhaul of the country’s tax system should go toward rehabilitating the country’s aging infrastructure, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said at a high-profile chat at the Brookings Institution on Feb. 9.
February 9, 2015BusinessTechnology
Rand McNally Introduces Multipurpose Tablet for Drivers
Rand McNally has launched a versatile new Android tablet that combines the company’s truck-navigation software with mobile applications for both business and personal uses.
February 9, 2015BusinessTechnology
Roadnet Introduces 'Insight' Business Intelligence Tool, Enhances Telematics Integration
DALLAS — Routing software provider Roadnet Technologies, a subsidiary of Omnitracs, has launched a new business intelligence tool designed to help fleets make better decisions about their operations.
February 9, 2015BusinessTechnology
Omnitracs Nears Milestone of 1 Million Mobile Assets Managed
DALLAS — Omnitracs said the company and its business units are now providing fleet-management technology for nearly 1 million mobile assets in 60 countries for close to 30,000 for-hire and private fleet customers.
February 9, 2015BusinessTechnology
ACS Advertising Sold, Becomes Conversion Interactive Agency
Kelley Walkup and Joanne Hazelwood said they have purchased ACS Advertising, an agency specializing in driver recruitment and retention, from document-management provider Pegasus TransTech.
February 9, 2015BusinessTechnology
CarrierWeb Reports 40% Sales Growth in 2014
Trucking technology supplier CarrierWeb said sales volume in the United States grew by a record 40% in 2014.
February 6, 2015BusinessTechnology
Chased by Google, Daimler Looks to Drones, Autonomous Vehicles
On the outskirts of Stuttgart, the German city where Gottlieb Daimler invented the automobile 129 years ago, a team of engineers is envisioning a future when people won’t own or even drive their cars.
February 5, 2015