I’m proud to be a member of the North American heavy-truck supplier community. Together, we’ve made significant strides in Class 8 truck brake safety, but not since the introduction of non-asbestos brake linings more than 20 years ago has the heavy-duty industry seen technological changes to brakes as significant as those we are experiencing today.

Qualcomm Inc. said it has made its low-cost MCP50 electronic onboard recorder available for sale.

While radio frequency identification technology has been viewed for years by freight carriers as simply a way for shippers to keep track of inventory, the marriage of advanced electronics and RFID technology is, in fact, creating new ways for carriers and shippers to utilize the tags.

EBE Technologies said it generated record revenue results for its 2012 fiscal second quarter.

McLeod Software Corp. has released LoadMaster Enterprise and PowerBroker Version 11.0.

Truck makers and technology companies are working to expand onboard vehicle electronics’ capacity to handle the many sensors, components and computers pushing current infrastructure to its limit.

Continental Corp. recently displayed an electronic onboard recorder aimed at the owner-operator market and produced by its VDO unit.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The two major manufacturers of cooling units for refrigerated trailers said that they have devised new technology that will meet federal emissions mandates for small diesel engines that take effect Jan. 1, 2013.

IdleAir, which provides truck stop electrification services, said it has opened a location on Interstate 10 in Benson, Ariz., its 26th station in the United States.

Devices that electronically limit the top speed of trucks have “profound” safety benefits and significantly reduce speeding-related accidents, a federally sponsored study released last week found.