WebTech Wireless, a supplier of GPS location-based and fleet telematics services, reported a first-quarter loss of C$363,000 compared with a loss of C$18,000 a year earlier.
May 9, 2014Business, Technology
Fleets Use More Technology to Combat Driver Shortage
PRINCETON, N.J. 鈥 Fleet executives said they are increasingly using technology to aid their recruitment and retention efforts as the industry鈥檚 driver shortage worsens.
May 26, 2014Business, Technology
Fleets Increasingly Using Technology to Recruit Drivers, Executives Say
PRINCETON, N.J. 鈥 Fleet executives said they are increasingly using technology to aid recruitment and retention efforts as the industry鈥檚 driver shortage worsens.
May 21, 2014Business, Technology
Verizon, J.J. Keller Partner to Create Fleet Management Device
Verizon Networkfleet and J.J. Keller said they have partnered to create a GPS-enabled fleet management device for regional and longhaul trucking.
May 20, 2014Business, Technology
Low-Cost Mobile Devices Help Small Carriers Access Critical Operating Data, Executives Say
Smart phones and tablets are transforming the way trucking companies manage their operations, with increasing numbers of drivers, fleet managers and their shipper customers using them for work purposes, carriers and analysts said.
May 19, 2014Business, Technology
WebTech Wireless Reports First-Quarter Loss
Business, Technology
Trimble Reports Higher 1Q Profit
Trimble Navigation Ltd., the parent of several major trucking-technology companies, reported higher first-quarter profit as revenue grew from a year ago.
May 7, 2014Business, Technology
ATA Council to Discuss Technology Best Practices at Conference
American Trucking Association said its Information Technology & Logistics Council is developing 鈥渞eference architectures鈥 for truckload and less-than-truckload companies to provide a road map for best business processes.
May 7, 2014Business, Technology, Equipment
Texas Adds Bypass System to Six Busiest Weigh Stations
Drivewyze Inc. said Texas has added its PreClear bypass service at the state鈥檚 six busiest weigh stations and plans to activate service at 51 additional locations and 17 mobile sites within a month.
May 6, 2014Business, Technology
Motorola to Sell Enterprise Business to Zebra for $3.45 Billion
Motorola Solutions Inc. has agreed to sell its Enterprise business 鈥 including the handheld computers and scanners it offers to the transportation industry 鈥 to Zebra Technologies Corp. for $3.45 billion.
April 21, 2014Business, Technology
iTECH: To Share or Not To Share
On the plus side, sharing information about the best ways to use technology helps the trucking industry become more efficient and successful. Some companies also find that technology can be a powerful marketing tool. Shippers often want their carriers, brokers and logistics companies to have sophisticated systems, so there鈥檚 an advantage to publicizing the use of various software applications.
April 17, 2014