Technology
Commercial freight transportation businesses rely on data, intelligence, and novel solutions for operational efficiency. Transport Topics technology coverage investigates available technologies, real-world applications of business solutions, and the strategies necessary for advancement. News topics focus on the latest applied science, and issues range from autonomous vehicle and robotics innovations to management software, tracking and transparency, data analytics, blockchain, and the internet of things.
Cheetah Software Updates Its Mobile App for Android
Cheetah Software Systems Inc. said it has made available its next generation Cheetah Mobile app for the Android platform.
October 31, 2011Opinion: Business Process Management
There is no question that the trucking industry in the past decade has made substantial progress in its embrace and use of technology to achieve best practices for every vital function and process from fleet management, dispatch and accounting to sophisticated tracking, business intelligence and almost any task you can name.
October 31, 2011Iteris’ Fiscal 2Q Income Jumps
Iteris Inc., a provider of traffic management technology, said its fiscal second-quarter earnings more than doubled from a year ago.
October 28, 2011iTECH: Fleets See Greater Productivity, Profits From Refrigerated Trailer Tracking
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.
October 25, 2011Eaton Posts Record 3Q Earnings Per Share
Truck and auto components maker Eaton Corp. said Monday it posted record third-quarter earnings per share, up 37% from last year.
October 24, 2011New Xata Corp. Software Allows Fleets to Pair Compliance, Productivity Apps
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.
October 24, 2011Fleets Focus on Emissions, SmartWay’s Bynum Says
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.
October 24, 2011Recruiters Must Mull Generational Differences When Seeking New Drivers, MCE Is Told
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.
October 24, 2011Rand McNally Launches New Lower-Cost EOBR
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.
October 24, 2011Meritor, Takata Set Deal to Market Safety Systems
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.
October 24, 2011