PeopleNet said it will soon expand its onboard fleet-management applications to Android mobile devices and unveiled plans to launch its own video-based safety technology.
August 20, 2014Business, Technology
PeopleNet to Offer Android Platform, Unveils Plans for Video-Safety Systems
Business, Technology
Va. Tech Working to Display Traffic Signs Inside Vehicle
The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute is conducting a study to display stop and yield signs on a vehicle鈥檚 dashboard screen, allowing a driver to pass through an intersection if no other cars are present.
August 20, 2014Business, Technology
PeopleNet Signs Distribution Deal With Pana-Pacific
PeopleNet announced a distribution agreement with supplier Pana-Pacific aimed at bringing its mobile fleet-management technology to small fleets.
August 19, 2014Business, Technology
Talking-Car Plans Advance as US Sees 1,083 Lives Saved Yearly
The U.S. Department of Transportation聽moved forward on writing rules that may mandate automakers鈥 use of talking-car technology, saying more than a thousand lives a year might be saved on the nation鈥檚 roadways.
August 19, 2014Business, Technology
WebTech Wireless Reports Second-Quarter Loss
WebTech Wireless, a supplier of GPS location-based and fleet-telematics services, reported a second-quarter loss of C$1.6 million compared with a profit of C$966,000 a year earlier.
August 18, 2014Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Bendix Expands Brake Shoe Plant
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems said its Huntington, Indiana, brake shoe plant has undergone a $3.2 million expansion.
August 15, 2014Business, Safety, Government, Technology, Equipment, Logistics
Roadrunner to Acquire Logistics Firm Active Aero
Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc. said it agreed to acquire the logistics company Active Aero Group from Aero's parent company, Platinum Equity for $115 million.
August 11, 2014Business, Technology
Omnitracs Debuts Workforce Tracking App
A new smart phone application from Omnitracs allows companies to track drivers鈥 movements, helping employees be 鈥渟afer and more productive,鈥 according to the technology company.
August 11, 2014Business, Technology
The Advantages of Computer-Based Training
Driving simulators, behind-the-wheel training and classroom instruction have their place, but one limitation is that they all depend on the driver鈥檚 ability to be present for the training. Internet-based training can be accessed anywhere at any time. 聽 聽
August 11, 2014Business, Technology
Getting the Most From Simulator Training
The ultimate goal of all training is sustained improvement in driver performance. 鈥淚 advise people that training is only the first step,鈥 said Yves Provencher, director of Performance Innovation Transport, in Pointe-Claire, Quebec.
August 11, 2014