More than half of carriers said in a recent survey they are getting an âadequate rate of return,â according to trucking consulting firm Transport Capital Partners.
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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, 2014iTECH: Trucking May Save $168 Billion Annually With Driverless Vehicles, Report Concludes
A new âblue paperâ by the research department of investment bank Morgan Stanley estimated that autonomous â âself-drivingâ â vehicles could save the freight transportation inÂŹdustry $168 billion annually, through pro-ductivity gains and lower costs for labor, fuel and accidents.
January 13, 2014Opinion: Help Fleet Software to Succeed
This Opinion piece appears in the Jan. 13 print edition of Transport Topics.
January 13, 2014Hub Group, Orbcomm Sign Tracking Deal
Hub Group Inc. and Orbcomm Inc. signed an agreement that calls for installation of Orbcommâs GT2300 tracking and monitoring system on the logistics companiesâ containers.
January 10, 2014iTECH: âSelf-Drivingâ Trucks Inch Closer
Consumers worldwide say they want to experience self-driving vehicles as automakers roll out an increasing number of cars that can take over and drive themselves, using mathematical calculations, an array of sensors and electronic controls of key vehicle systems.
January 3, 2014Trucking, 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, 2014No ELD Mandate Proposal This Year, FMCSA Says
The proposed rule on electronic logging devices for trucks will not be published until 2014, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said Dec. 20.
December 23, 2013Bendix Gets 2-Year Regulatory Renewal for LDW System
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems has received renewal of a two-year regulatory exemption for its lane-departure warning system from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
December 20, 2013Omnitracs Completes Roadnet Acquisition
Truck technology supplier Omnitracs said it has completed its acquisition of fleet software provider Roadnet Technologies Inc. Terms were not disclosed.
December 19, 2013