Agnik, a leader in data analytics for connected cars and life, has received a US Department of Transportation Phase II Contract to develop an advanced connected car platform for insurance solutions. This project will advance Agnik’s smartphone and device-based connected life platform with advanced driver analytics, privacy-preserving machine learning, game theoretic social incentives, and mechanism […]
EpicVue, providers of premium in-vehicle satellite TV packaged exclusively for the trucking industry, has announced that Millis Transfer is installing EpicVue systems in 700 company tractors. The in-cab satellite TV is helping the truckload carrier retain drivers in its over-the-road, regional and dedicated operations. “We consider EpicVue to be a key part of our driver […]
WABCO (NYSE: WBC), a leading supplier of technologies to improve the safety, efficiency and connectivity of commercial vehicles, has announced that it has acquired Laydon Composites(LCL), a manufacturer of aerodynamic devices for heavy-duty trucks and trailers. LCL generated revenues of approximately CAD$25 million in 2015 and is headquartered in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. Building on more […]
The largest public multi-standard electric vehicle charging facility in California opened in Santa Clara recently. The parking structure, situated near the Santa Clara Convention Center, Levi’s Stadium and the California Great America theme park, features 48 Level 2 chargers and one DC Fast Charger. Santa Clara’s municipal electric utility Silicon Valley Power (SVP) collaborated with […]
Thanks to the use of advanced materials like high-strength, military-grade aluminum alloy and EcoBoost® engine technology, Ford has reported that it recycles as much as 20 million pounds of aluminum stamping scrap per month using the closed-loop system at Dearborn Truck Plant. There it builds the F-150. And get this: the savings or recycling is […]
SkyBitz Local Fleets, the leader in fleet management solutions for sales, service and delivery vehicles, has introduced the SA2000, a new plug-and-play GPS fleet tracking product that can be deployed in minutes. It provides an uninterrupted flow of vehicle tracking data including vehicle location, speed, mileage, fuel usage, and more. The SA2000 is available for […]
Freight shipments slowed to only a 1.4 percent rise in March, following an 8.3 percent jump in February, according to the Cass Freight Index. Expenditures for freight declined 1.0 percent in March—reversing a portion of the 6.3 percent increase in February. Manufacturing and building construction have been on an upward trend and have just started […]
American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 4.5% in March, following a 7.2% surge during February. In March, the index equaled 137.6 (2000=100), down from 144 in February. February’s level is an all-time high. Compared with March 2015, the SA index was up 2.2%, which was down from February’s 8.6% year-over-year […]
SkyBitz®, a leader in commercial telematics, has announced that Mesilla Valley Transportation (MVT), one of the largest locally-owned transportation providers in New Mexico and West Texas, has renewed its asset management technology solutions from SkyBitz for its fleet of roughly 5,000 trailers. MVT was able to update its entire fleet with the latest technology without […]
Department of Transportation that fatal truck crashes fell 3.7% in 2014, continuing a decade-long improvement in safety the industry has experienced. “It is a tragedy whenever there is a fatality on our highways, but the trucking industry is pleased to see that it is a tragedy that fewer and fewer Americans are experiencing,” said ATA […]
