A new standalone fuel optimization solution that combines real-time driver coaching and fuel usage analytics, engineered to provide significant savings, has been introduced by Vnomics. “True Fuel is the result of customer feedback and our commitment to the transportation industry to provide a driver coaching tool in a format that can be used by any […]
Ford is investing $145 million to upgrade its Cleveland Engine Plant to support strong demand for an all-new second-generation 3.5-liter EcoBoost® engine family for the 2017 Ford F-150 lineup. The investment in second-generation EcoBoost engine technology is part of the $9 billion commitment the company made in the 2015 Ford-UAW collective bargaining agreement to invest […]
Fleetmatics Group PLC (NYSE: FLTX), a leading global provider of mobile workforce solutions for service-based businesses of all sizes delivered as software-as-a-service (SaaS), has announced financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2015. Highlights are as follows: Q4 Revenue of $77.2 million, up 21% year-over-year Q4 GAAP EPS of $0.32; […]
Volvo has received an order for 11 electric hybrid buses and 2 electric bus chargers to the city of Namur in Belgium. Here’s the bigger picture: Many cities are introducing electric bus systems as a means to solve the problems of poor air quality and noise. TEC, the public transport authority and operator, buys the […]
LexisNexis® Risk Solutions has announced its new LexisNexis® Attract™ for Telematics model – what company calls “the first U.S. insurance model to apply geospatial context to driving events to better understand how drivers respond in different situations.” Attract for Telematics is also specifically designed to provide predictive lift, in addition to and independent of existing […]
More than 300 transportation executives from across the country this week will attend the 2016 American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Washington Briefing. The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act will be a primary focus of the four-day meeting. Keynote speakers on Wednesday, include some of the architects of the bipartisan legislation–Sen. Jim […]
Octo Telematics, a telematics service provider to insurance partners, carmakers and rental companies, has has joined Together for Safer Roads (TSR), a coalition that brings together global private-sector companies to focus on improving road safety and reducing deaths and injuries from road traffic collisions. Other members include AB InBev, AIG, AT&T, Chevron, Ericsson, Facebook, IBM, […]
If you live in South Carolina and have been approved to drive for Uber (UberX and UberXL), Lyft, Sidecar and other on-demand services, one insurance provider is now offering a new low-cost ride-sharing insurance product to drivers in the state. So, while commercial taxi fleets are under severe cost and consumer pressure, the insurance industry […]
Omnitracs, a leading pioneer in fleet management solutions serving transportation and logistics companies, has reinforced its commitment to regulatory compliance. Toward that end, the company has been identifying the required modifications for the electronic logging device (ELD) technology to ensure products will comply with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) final ruling on ELDs, […]
A new analysis of the nation’s roads has a bit of good news and bad news in it. On the positive side of the ledger, there were 2,574 fewer structurally deficient bridges in 2015 compared to the number in 2014. The bad news is there are still 58,500 on the structurally deficient list—and at the […]
