Bose Corp. Unveils Sophisticated Truck Seat Designed to Ease Wear and Tear on Drivers
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — Bose Corp., the acoustics company best known for its high-end audio equipment and noise-canceling headphones, last week unveiled a sophisticated heavy-duty truck seat designed to ease the wear and tear on drivers.
February 1, 2010GE Exits Truck Trailer-Tracking Business
I.D. Systems Inc., Hackensack, N.J., paid $15 million in cash to purchase General Electric Co.’s trailer-tracking business, Asset Intelligence LLC, the companies announced.
February 1, 2010IdleAire Ceasing Operations
IdleAire Inc., which provided stationary power for trucks to use at truck stops in lieu of idling, is ceasing operations Friday because it was unable to find a buyer for its assets, the Knoxville (Tenn.) News-Sentinel reported.
January 29, 2010Bose Enters Trucking Sector With High-Tech Seat
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — Audio products maker Bose Corp. has jumped into the trucking sector, unveiling a high-tech seat for over-the-road drivers to combat road vibration.
January 27, 2010Landstar’s 4Q Income Declines
Truckload carrier Landstar System said late Wednesday its fourth-quarter net income fell to $18.6 million, or 37 cents a share, from $24.6 million, or 47 cents, a year ago.
January 27, 2010Iteris’ Income Decreases in Fiscal 3Q
Iteris Inc., which makes lane-departure warning systems for the trucking industry, said Thursday its fiscal third-quarter profit decreased from a year ago.
January 26, 2010Opinion: Battery-Assisted RFID: A Game-Changer
When passive radio frequency identification began its rise almost a decade ago, hopes ran high that the new technology, which offers hands-free operation and doesn’t require a direct line of sight, would help to free the shipping industry from labor-intensive bar-code tracking, which often requires handheld devices to read labels and is consequently much prone to human error.
January 25, 2010Diamond Phoenix, System Logistics Complete Merger
Diamond Phoenix and System Logistics have completed their merger and are now operating as one company under the System Logistics Corp. name, the company said Wednesday.
January 22, 2010Navistar Acquires EGR Valve Technology
Navistar Inc. said Tuesday it has acquired some assets from Holley Performance Products, including intellectual property rights for valve technology used on exhaust gas recirculation systems.
January 19, 2010BlueGrace Logistics Launches iPhone App for Shipping Quotes
BlueGrace Logistics said that it has launched an iPhone application for calculating shipping quotes from multiple carriers.
January 15, 2010