Safety Technology Could Transform Trucking, Tech Leaders Say
IRVING, Texas — New developments in active safety technology have the potential to dramatically transform the trucking industry, perhaps even culminating someday in driverless trucks, technology leaders told fleet executives here at a meeting organized by American Trucking Associations.
December 5, 2013Ingram Micro Buys Shipwire to Expand e-Commerce Services
Ingram Micro Inc., a wholesale distributor of electronics and mobile phones, said it will expand its supply chain services after purchasing Shipwire Inc., a global company that ships products ordered online.
December 5, 2013Technology’s Effect on Trucking Industry is Theme of ATA Executive Summit in Dallas
Fleet executives are scheduled to gather next month to examine how current and future technologies can transform the trucking industry.
November 18, 2013Supply Chain Software Firm Accellos Acquires Profitsystems
Supply chain software company Accellos announced that it has acquired technology firm Profitsystems. Terms were not disclosed.
November 13, 2013ATA Announces New Speakers to Technology Summit
American Trucking Associations has added featured speakers to the Executive Summit on Technology-Driven Performance, Analytics and Answers, the federation said in a Nov. 7 announcement.
November 7, 2013XRS Reports Fourth-Quarter Profit
XRS Corp. reported a profit for its fiscal fourth quarter compared with a loss a year ago.
November 7, 2013UPS Debuts Route-Optimization Software Orion
UPS Inc. has launched route optimization software known as Orion, or On-Road Integrated Optimization and Navigation, and said it will improve 10,000 delivery routes by the end of the year.
October 31, 2013Iteris Reports Higher 2Q Income
Iteris Inc., which provides traffic management services, said its fiscal second-quarter net income rose from a year ago, and revenue gained 10%.
October 28, 2013Cadec Offers TempTracker for PowerVue
Technology vendor Cadec Global said it is now offering its TempTracker temperature-monitoring system with its PowerVue fleet management platform.
October 15, 2013Faulty Directions to Fairbanks International Airport Disabled by Apple
Faulty driving directions to Fairbanks, Alaska International Airport have been disabled by Apple after two people drove onto a runway, the Associated Press reported.
September 27, 2013