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 that Jim Travers, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Steve Lifshatz, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Pacific Crest Emerging Technology Summit on Wednesday, March […]
EpicVue, providers of premium in-cab satellite TV packaged exclusively for the trucking industry, has announced that Tribe Express is equipping its entire fleet with satellite TV to help retain drivers for its rapidly expanding operation. After ordering 200 EpicVue systems in late 2015, Tribe Express committed to another 100 in-cab satellite TV systems for new […]
U.S. and Canadian natural gas Class 8 truck retail sales started 2015 with slow growth and are ending the year in the same fashion, according to a recent report from ACT Research. Not surprisingly, the group attributes the falloff to the continuing decline of diesel prices, making the return on investment for adopting of natural […]
Ford has announced that it will deploy Auto Start-Stop technology across the entire lineup of EcoBoost®-equipped F-150 pickups in 2017. The 2016 F-150 with 2.7-liter EcoBoost engine already comes standard with Auto Start-Stop. That offering continues for 2017, with the addition of the technology as standard equipment for all3.5-liter EcoBoost engines including the all-new high-output […]
Heavy duty vehicle lift leader, Stertil-Koni, a brand of the Stertil Group, has announced that its U.S. production facility located in Streator, IL, Stertil ALM, has completed a planned 36,000 square foot expansion designed to deliver enhanced flow and efficiencies in the production of the company’s highly regarded heavy duty in-ground vehicle lifting systems. The […]
Recent forecasts indicate that the U.S. economy grew less than 1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2015. According to the CNBC Rapid Update, fourth quarter results are 0.8 percent, down two-tenths of a point from the previous forecast. The highly regarding financial news network reported that some sources are even more pessimistic. For example, […]
OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: OVTI), a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, and the Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) have announced a new heads up display (HUD) for next-generation automobiles that delivers bright, clear information to drivers, even in daylight. Built on OmniVision’s OVP7200 and OVP921, the new HUD can […]
Power management company Eaton announced that Stephen Noble has been named vice president, Manufacturing, Vehicle Group, reporting to Ken Davis, president, Vehicle Group. Noble most recently served as vice president, Operations, for Eaton’s Hydraulics business in Istanbul, Turkey. He will be based in Galesburg, Michigan. “Stephen’s success in key roles at Eaton along with his […]
Toyota has entered into an agreement with Ford and Livio to establish an industry development and operation framework to deploy Livio’s SmartDeviceLink (SDL). For its part, Toyota will also commercialize a telematics system using SDL. Here’s the deal: SDL is an open source platform for smartphone apps and car connectivity where customers can use apps […]
Tecogen® Inc. (NASDAQ: TGEN), a manufacturer and installer of high efficiency heat and power products has announced the formation of a joint venture with a group of Strategic Investors for its patented Ultera™ emissions control technology. The initiative, Ultra Emissions Technologies Ltd. (“Ultratek”), was created to advance Tecogen’s near-zero emissions technology for adaptation to transportation […]
