Technology

DriveCam Inc., a maker of truck-cab video recorders, announced it will buy Rair Technologies, a provider of compliance services for commercial trucking fleets.

GE Transportation said it will acquire transportation software provider RMI from New York private equity firm Carlyle Group for an undisclosed sum.

NavStar Technologies, a start-up company making electronic onboard recorders, has signed an agreement with Trinity Noble to add cellphone detection to its hardware and services.

Independent engine maker Cummins Inc. said it would invest $24 million over three years to expand its Cummins Technical Center research facility in North Charleston, S.C.

Although many motor carriers have readily embraced onboard computers and electronic onboard recorders — largely because they provide easy communication between trucks and company terminals — they have some concerns about the devices, fleet managers and industry observers said.

Nascent electronic onboard recorder maker NavStar Technologies announced it has secured $2.4 million in funding from an unidentified investment group in Southern California.

PeopleNet Communications, ALK Technologies and Paragon Software said they have upgraded their trucking navigation software.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide and Pilot Flying J said they have unveiled new phone apps to aid truck drivers.

Onboard computers, which many drivers and fleet managers greeted with much skepticism when they were introduced, have become a popular in-cab device, according to  several users.

Quadrant Software on Monday announced a partnership with document imaging company Real Vision Software to reduce invoicing time for transportation and distribution companies.