New album not meant to be Joan Baez’s musical goodbye
Joan Baez turned 77 shortly after the turn of the year, but she is far from resting on her considerable laurels. While she may be backing away from “formal extended touring,” according to NPR, the fixture on the U.S. folk scene since 1959 j…
Stoneridge Expand MirrorEye Fleet Evaluations
MirrorEye replaces a truck’s mirrors with integrated external digital cameras and digital monitors inside the cab of the truck to provide the driver with enhanced vision in most operating environments where it is difficult to see with traditional mirrors.
Peterson Introduces Pulse Intelligent Trailer System
PetersonPulse is engineered to CAN-Bus specifications, with high-speed, twisted-pair communication wires and sensors installed throughout the trailer. All components are fully sealed, vibration tested, and built for long life.
Peterson Introduces Pulse Intelligent Trailer System
Peterson wants to make fleet trailers as smart as today’s technology-rich tractors, and it has introduced its patented PetersonPulse intelligent trailer system, bringing CAN-bus technology and telematic capability to trailers that not only controls and detects real-time status of vital trailer systems — lights, ABS brakes, tire pressure, cargo temperature, and more — but also alerts drivers and fleet managers via Bluetooth and cellular communications.
Verizon Connect Combines Three Mobile Workforce Solutions
Verizon Connect has launched as the integrated business entity that’s the product of $5 billion in investments, including acquisitions of several connected vehicle providers, Verizon has announced.
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Peterson Pulse creating intelligent trailers
ATLANTA, Ga. – Peterson is tapping into trailer data with the new PetersonPulse intelligent trailer system, combining CAN-Bus technology and telematics capabilities. In addition to tracking the real-time status of things like lights, ABS brakes, tire p…
TMC Partners With FleetNet America on Maintenance Benchmarking Service
American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council and FleetNet America are partnering on a new maintenance benchmarking program for fleets to compare operations to their peers.
ATA’s Spear: Trucking Deserves a Stronger Role in Policy
At the TMC Annual meeting, ATA president Chris Spear said that the time was right for trucking to take its rightful seat at the negotiating table, tell its story and make certain it was not cut out of the picture in the legislative, policy and technology issues both today and in the future.
Daimler Makes Collision Mitigation, Air Disc Brakes Standard on Cascadia
Daimler Trucks North America has announced that the Detroit Assurance 4.0 collision mitigation system and Meritor EX+L air disc brakes are standard on all new Freightliner Cascadia truck models.