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Idle Smart to Offer Android-Based Platform to Manage Idle Time, Batteries
PHILADELPHIA — Idle Smart will soon offer a new version of its idle-management platform based on the Android operating system, which enables remote device management and performance monitoring.
Semi Fit for a Sultan: World’s Most Expensive Mack Delivered in Australia
Mack Australia delivered the world’s most expensive Mack truck to Malaysia’s Sultan of Johor, local media reported.
October 19, 2015BestPass Adds Exclusion Zones to Toll-Management Service
PHILADELPHIA — BestPass Inc., a provider of toll payment and management services, has added a new feature to help fleets catch unplanned toll usage.
Conversion Launches Online Driver Orientation, Onboarding Programs
PHILADELPHIA — Conversion Interactive Agency is launching Conversion E-Learning Academy, a Web-based resource offering driver orientation and onboarding programs.
Mack Inaugurates Drive-Axle Line After $30 Million Plant Investment
HAGERSTOWN, Md. — Mack Trucks inaugurated its new drive-axle line here, the result of a two-year, $30 million investment that is part of the company’s strategy of vertical integration of powertrain components — engines, transmissions and axles.
Industry Rejects CSA Study Defending Crash-Risk Data
Despite ongoing trucking industry concerns over the crash predictability of the federal government’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program, regulators have released a new report they say confirms CSA is doing a good job of identifying unsafe motor carriers.
FMCSA Reform, Freight In Road Bill, Shuster Says
The highway bill a House panel is scheduled to consider Oct. 22 will include provisions intended to boost freight connectivity and enhance accountability at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Rep. Bill Shuster said in an exclusive interview with Transport Topics.
TT Archives: ATA Restructuring
The 1984 annual convention of American Trucking Associations in Las Vegas carried more significance than most, with the adoption of a dues restructuring plan and the naming of Thomas Donohue as president.
October 19, 2015Letter: Oldest Continuous TT Reader
I consider myself to be the oldest continuous reader of Transport Topics.
October 19, 2015