Technology

When Stevens Transport Inc. went looking for a tracking system for its refrigerated trailers, at the top of its wish list was technology that not only would send a report about problems with the reefer but also would allow the company to take care of the trouble on the fly.

Truck and auto components maker Eaton Corp. said Monday it posted record third-quarter earnings per share, up 37% from last year.

Xata Corp. has unveiled a product called ComplianceConnect that allows fleet managers to add the compliance component of driver productivity software without paying extra costs.

GRAPEVINE, Texas — The new federal rule designed to reduce truck greenhouse-gas emissions by 10% or more starting in 2014 effectively is forcing manufacturers to focus on selling advanced pollution-reduction equipment to fleets that today don’t have the technology such as auxiliary power units, a government official said.

GRAPEVINE, Texas — Successful recruiters must communicate with truck-driver applicants in a fashion consistent with his or her preferred technology method, which is often different based on age.

Less than three months after announcing it would introduce a low-cost, in-cab electronic onboard recorder, Rand McNally Co. said it was rolling out the TND 760 Fleet Edition.

Meritor Wabco Vehicle Control Systems and Takata Corp.’s U.S. subsidiary, TK Holdings, have signed a letter of intent to market and distribute two of Takata’s products in North America.

DeKalb County, Ga., has ordered 24 Freightliner compressed natural gas trucks, which it will use for sanitation and maintenance, said Freightliner, a division of Daimler Trucks North America.

With freight and revenue rebounding, some motor carrier executives are dusting off their checkbooks and making significant information technology purchases, fleet and technology company officials have said.

Pilot Flying J said it plans to offer Shorepower Technologies truck stop electrification products at five truck stops in California and one in Texas.