Mack Trucks, SAS Announce Enhanced GuardDog Connect Analytics to Cut Repair Times
AUSTIN, Texas — Mack Trucks announced a deal with analytics company SAS that will help the truck manufacturer more effectively analyze data being collected by its GuardDog Connect telematics system.
October 29, 2018Gov. Bruce Rauner Establishes ‘Autonomous Illinois’ Initiative
Gov. Bruce Rauner has directed the Illinois Department of Transportation to establish the “Autonomous Illinois” initiative with the goal of providing a venue to research and test emerging safety technologies.
October 29, 2018Fleet Advantage Updates ATLAAS Platform
Fleet Advantage, a company specializing in truck fleet business analytics, equipment financing and life cycle cost management, announced it will enhance its Advanced Truck Lifecycle Administrative Analytics Software.
October 29, 2018Missouri Measure Could Unclog Cargo Routes
A trucker who regularly drives throughout Missouri said Proposition D is an important step in easing freight movement on increasingly congested routes.
October 29, 2018Proposed Colorado Projects Could Ease Flow of Freight
Although the Colorado Motor Carriers Association is publicly neutral on Propositions 109 and 110, Vice President Patti Gillette acknowledges that the projects recommended would ease congestion and improve safety.
October 29, 2018ITI, Netradyne Partner on Driver Training Program
Online training company Instructional Technologies Inc. has partnered with driver and fleet safety developer Netradyne to launch an automated training system for truck drivers.
October 29, 2018California Trucking Chief: Freight Projects Could Be Hurt by Fuel Tax Hike Repeal
Repealing the fuel tax hike enacted last year as part of the Road Repair and Accountability Act would mean stripping funding for key projects along some of California’s most important freight corridors, according to California Trucking Association CEO Shawn Yadon.
October 29, 2018Port of Corpus Christi, Carlyle Group to Partner on Texas Terminal
The Port of Corpus Christi and investment firm The Carlyle Group will team to develop an inland crude oil export terminal for some of the world’s largest oil tankers.
October 29, 2018Transportation Funding Questions to Appear on State Midterm Ballots
As midterm elections draw near, voters in several states will face ballot questions related to transportation revenue at the polls Nov. 6.
October 29, 2018TAEC Leadership Award Goes to Arkansas Trucking Association President Shannon Newton
AUSTIN, Texas — Shannon Newton, president of the Arkansas Trucking Association, received American Trucking Associations’ President’s Trucking Association Executives Council Leadership Award on Oct. 29, during the federation’s Management Conference & Exhibition here.
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