The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration wants cars of the future to communicate with each other in the hopes of reducing accidents, the agency said Feb. 3.
February 3, 2014BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Landstar’s Income Grows for 4Q and 2013
Landstar System Inc. said its net income increased in the fourth quarter and the 2013 year, but income from continuing operations dropped.
January 30, 2014FuelBusinessTechnology
Telogis Launches Upgraded Telematics Platform
Technology vendor Telogis Inc. has introduced Fleet 11, the latest version of its fleet management and telematics offering.
January 28, 2014BusinessTechnology
EBE Reports Record Quarterly Sales
EBE Technologies, a provider of business-process management applications for the transportation industry, said it achieved record quarterly sales in its fiscal first quarter ended Dec. 31.
January 28, 2014PerspectiveBusinessTechnology
Opinion: Enterprise-Grade Mobility
Workforce equipment, technology, regulations and demographics continue to change, but truck driving has and will always be more than a job — it’s a lifestyle. Perhaps nothing illustrates this more today than watching drivers use smart phones and tablets.
January 27, 2014BusinessTechnology
iTECH: Trucking May Save $168 Billion Annually With Driverless Vehicles, Report Concludes
A new “blue paper†by the research department of investment bank Morgan Stanley estimated that autonomous — “self-driving†— vehicles could save the freight transportation in¬dustry $168 billion annually, through pro-ductivity gains and lower costs for labor, fuel and accidents.
January 13, 2014BusinessTechnology
Omnitracs Europe Acquired by Singapore IT Firm
Omnitracs Europe has been acquired by Astrata Group, a Singapore based IT firm, from Qualcomm Europe. Terms were not disclosed.
January 13, 2014PerspectiveBusinessTechnology
Opinion: Help Fleet Software to Succeed
January 13, 2014
BusinessTechnology
Hub Group, Orbcomm Sign Tracking Deal
Hub Group Inc. and Orbcomm Inc. signed an agreement that calls for installation of Orbcomm’s GT2300 tracking and monitoring system on the logistics companies’ containers.
January 10, 2014GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment
Trucking, Suppliers Continue to Await Release of E-Logging Rule by FMCSA
The trucking industry and makers of electronic logging devices started 2014 braced for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to publish its long-awaited rule.
January 6, 2014