Spectrum Equity Invests in Tracking Firm Agilis
Spectrum Equity has made a significant investment in Agilis Systems, a software-as-a-service telematics business used by trucking firms, according to an Agilis news release. Terms were not disclosed.
March 11, 2019Preco Enhances PreView Side Defender System
Preco Electronics announced its PreView Side Defender II now provides radar-based blind-spot detection in addition to lane-change detection for trucks.
March 11, 2019Bendix Wingman Fusion System Standard on International On-Highway Models
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems announced its Wingman Fusion enhanced collision mitigation technology now is standard on International Truck on-highway vehicles, including the LoneStar, LT Series and RH Series.
March 11, 2019Fighting Fakes Was a Big Reason Behind Amazon’s Big Vendor Purge
Amazon.com on March 9 hinted that fighting counterfeits was a reason for its sudden and unexplained purge of thousands of vendors that sowed panic among longtime suppliers.
March 11, 2019WiseTech Global Acquires Singapore Firm Containerchain
WiseTech Global, a logistics company based in Sydney, has acquired Containerchain, a container logistics provider that does business in Asia, Europe and the United States, according to a WiseTech news release.
March 8, 20192019 TMC Photo Gallery
Look back at photos from American Trucking Associations' 2019 Technology & Maintenance Council annual meeting at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, March 17-21.
March 8, 2019First Responders Work With Developers to ‘Teach’ Self-Driving Cars to Pull Over
What happens when police need to stop a driverless car?
March 8, 2019Financing Deals Put Tesla Closer to Making Model 3s in China
Tesla Inc. secured as much as $521 million in loans from Chinese banks to build a vehicle and battery factory in the country, putting the carmaker a step closer to producing Model 3 sedans at its first overseas plant.
March 8, 2019Descartes Posts 16% Profit Gain for Final Quarter, Full Year
The Descartes Systems Group Inc. reported profits grew 16% in 2018, according to a company earnings release.
March 8, 2019Amazon Purges Suppliers in Push to Boost E-Commerce Profits
Amazon.com abruptly stopped buying products over the past two weeks from many of its wholesale vendors, encouraging them to instead sell their products directly to consumers on Amazon’s marketplace.
March 7, 2019