Polaris® Industries Inc. (NYSE:PII), a leading manufacturer of off-road vehicles, has announced one of the first vehicles resulting from Polaris’ acquisition from Brammo Inc., the RANGER EV Li-Ion Polaris Pursuit® Camo. The offering is a first in the off-road industry, the RANGER EV Li-Ion Polaris Pursuit Camo, which delivers more than three times the total […]
MacroPoint, creators of freight tracking software has announced an integration with Revenova, the provider of a Cloud CRM-based, Multi-Modal Transportation Management System (TMS) for shippers, brokers and third-party logistics (3PL) companies. The objective is to provide detailed load tracking information to enhance workflow rules, alerts and reports. Users will then have the ability to capture […]
Recently, Government Fleet Magazine named Bill Griffiths, fleet division chief for Montgomery County, MD, the 2015 Public Sector Fleet Manager of the Year. The award, sponsored by GM’s Fleet and Commercial division, recognized Bill and his teams for focusing on quantifiable improvements in fleet safety, quality, service, and reliability. Bill’s attention to measureable results extends […]
As the largest Special Olympics ever hosted takes place in the City of Long Beach the week of August 3rd, the transportation demands of moving 6,500 athletes is no walk in the park, but it is a bit “greener.” One local resource tapped for the challenge is California’s Coach & Transit Bus manufacturer BYD Motors. […]
The vulnerabilities of vehicle hacking have made an impression on fleets, car owners and shoppers alike recent, as news stories abound regarding how easy it appears for some to hack into today’s computer-dominated vehicles. A recent poll found that nearly 80 percent say it will be a frequent problem within the next three years or […]
After launching a new ridesharing product in Georgia, Virginia, Maryland and Texas earlier this year, GEICO is now expanding its ridesharing offering to drivers in Pennsylvania – demonstrating that all aspects of the transportation industry are adapting to seismic changes in the way vehicles are used. New and existing drivers that have been approved to […]
Within the Highway Trust Fund legislation passed by both Houses of the U.S. Congress this week and expected to be signed by President Obama, is a provision to equalize the federal tax on liquefied natural gas (LNG) to an energy-equivalent basis with diesel and gasoline. The result will lower the tax on LNG by 14.1 […]
Fleetmatics Group PLC (NYSE: FLTX), a leading global provider of mobile workforce solutions delivered as software-as-a-service (SaaS), has introduced Fleetmatics Routist, an intelligent routing optimization solution engineered to build cost-effective, customer-friendly routes for fleets. According to the company,”Fleetmatics Routist seamlessly calculates and deploys route plans to drivers in the field, and features real-time and historical […]
The age-old friction between bicyclists and motorists over limited space on the road took a new turn when a group of riders helped everyone understand just how much space today’s cars gobble up. To make a visual point, a group of Latvian cycling advocates decided to create a visual demonstration for International Car Free Day. […]
Loop Transportation, Inc. and SFO Shuttle, Inc., currently operating as Loop, jointly announced that Hallcon Corporation has acquired both organizations. Entering the commuter bus services business with eight vans four years ago, Loop now has over 300 shuttle buses and vehicles and transports over 29,000 people per day. The acquisition, the companies noted, “will enable […]
