Xata Completes GeoLogic Acquisition
Xata Corp. said it has completed its $17.5 million acquisition of fleet tracking and communications firm GeoLogic Solutions.
February 4, 2008Karmak Updates Its Management System
Karmak Inc., a software supplier for the trucking industry, said it has released a major update of its Legend business management system, designed solely for the heavy-duty trucking industry.
February 4, 2008Ryder’s Fourth-Quarter Income Improves
Ryder System said Friday its fourth-quarter profit rose 9.3%, as its contract business improved.
February 1, 2008Landstar’s Fourth-Quarter Profit Improves
Truckload carrier Landstar System said Thursday its fourth-quarter net income rose to $29 million, or 54 cents a share, from $28.7 million, or 50 cents, a year earlier.
January 31, 2008ABF, Teamsters Reach Labor Pact
Less-than-truckload carrier ABF Freight System said Wednesday it has reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement with the Teamsters union on a new five-year labor pact.
January 30, 2008Con-way TL Selects Qualcomm as New Communications System
Herb Schmidt, president of Con-way Truckload, said the carrier will replace its Geologic mobile communications equipment with Qualcomm’s OmniVision system.
January 28, 2008Johnson Refrigerated Develops System for Automatic Defrost on Truck Bodies
Johnson Refrigerated Truck Bodies said that it has developed an automatic defrost option for its fiberglass truck bodies that is “100% automatic, requires zero man-hours [and] no water.”
January 28, 2008Iteris Reports Higher 3Q Income
Iteris Inc., which makes lane-departure warning systems for the trucking industry, reported its fiscal third-quarter profit improved from a year ago.
January 25, 2008Descartes Acquires Fluensee’s MobiTrac
Canadian Logistics software provider Descartes Systems Group said it has acquired Fluensee Inc.’s MobiTrac fleet management business.
January 22, 2008Panel Urges Infrastructure Overhaul
WASHINGTON — In a controversial report calling for huge new spending on the national transportation system, a congressional commission last week made several recommendations that would affect trucking, including new flexibility in the federal driver hours-of-service rule in congestion-prone areas.
January 21, 2008