Trimble Completes TMW Acquisition
Trimble Navigation Ltd. said it has completed its $335 million acquisition of transportation software provider TMW Systems.
October 3, 2012TMW Tailoring Its Software Offerings to Meet Evolving Needs of Customers
ORLANDO, Fla. — TMW Systems Inc. is expanding the capabilities of its transportation management software to the evolving needs of today’s transportation providers, CEO David Wangler said.
October 1, 2012Ontario Extends CB Exemption from Hands-Free Law
CB radios have been exempted from Ontario’s hands-free distracted driving law for another five years, Ontario’s Minister of Transportation Bob Chiarelli said.
September 26, 2012GPS Devices Causing Trucks to Hit Low Overpasses, Sen. Schumer Says
Faulty GPS directions are causing hundreds of trucks to hit low overpasses in New York, said Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.).
September 24, 2012Software Systems Help Warehouses, Carriers Move Freight Quickly, Accurately, Users Say
Where warehouse dockworkers once had to go to a supervisor’s window for their assignments, advanced software has eliminated this and other long-standing procedures — turning the process of managing distribution centers into a faster, better-coordinated system, users and vendors said.
September 17, 2012TMC Taps Ryder’s Christopher Barnett as Grand Champion of SuperTech 2012
PITTSBURGH — Christopher Barnett Sr. of Ryder System Inc., who did not place first in any individual event at SuperTech 2012, was named trucking’s top technician after a strong performance on the written test and at the 17 skill stations that are part of the premier contest.
September 17, 2012iTECH: Fleets Expect More from Asset-Tracking Systems
Trucking companies once were happy if an asset-tracking system could simply identify a truck’s location on a map.
September 5, 2012CARB Pushes Back Timeline for OBD Advances
The California Air Resources Board has approved changes that give heavy-duty diesel engine manufacturers more time to comply with “technology forcing” regulations that require advances to engine onboard diagnostics systems that monitor nitrogen oxide emissions levels and particulate matter filter and sensor malfunctions.
Trimble Agrees to Acquire TMW, Adding to Its Truck Tech Family
Trimble Navigation Ltd. said it has agreed to purchase TMW Systems Inc. for $335 million in a deal that will bring the largest transportation software provider under the same ownership as PeopleNet Communications Corp., which Trimble acquired a year ago.
September 3, 2012Trimble to Buy TMW Systems for $335 Million
Trimble Navigation said Monday it has signed an agreement to acquire TMW Systems for $335 million, bringing the transportation software provider together with PeopleNet Communications Corp., which Trimble purchased last year.