Roadnet Anywhere Update Offers Advanced Fleet Overview Options
Omnitracs announced the availability of Roadnet Anywhere version 4.5, incorporating advanced vehicle overview features to allow fleet managers to view the status of their entire fleet while also improving workflow on the ground.
How Disruptive Will Uber Freight be for Trucking?
Uber Freight, an app matching owner-operators and small fleets with loads to haul, launched with much fanfare recently. Yet the use of computer technology to match up freight with trucks that can haul them is hardly new. Three other freight-matching companies share their views on the market.
Drivewyze adds 23 Alberta weigh station sites to bypass program
EDMONTON, Alta. – Drivewyze has added 23 PreClear vehicle inspection sites (VIS) throughout Alberta, which will bring the total to 48 locations along several key provincial and Trans-Canada routes in the province. Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) Partners in Compliance…
Robots in the Jungle
An autonomous steering test in the cane fields of Brazil shows why autonomous technology won’t be limited to city centers and freeways.
CTA gives feedback on federal environmental initiatives
OTTAWA, Ont. – The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) has some ideas on how the feds can reduce greenhouse gases from transportation, and also some warnings for lawmakers. CTA president Stephen Laskowski presented to the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and…
MAC introduces new trailers
ALLIANCE, Ohio – MAC Trailer has announced the launch of its new Lite Moving Floor and Lite Tipper trailers. The company says the new lines use lighterweight materials. “The fully riveted design is laser cut and laser drilled to handle…
Brazil largely unscathed by customs strike, truck delays remain
Long truck lines remain an issue at Brazil’s border crossings.
Brazilian ports have largely recovered from a series of strikes and slowdowns by customs officers throughout the country, but trucks trying to cross into Brazil are still facing …
Driver Visual Awareness Slows During Conversations
Research from the University of Iowa finds that even a simple conversation creates an ‘attention disengagement’ lag that affects a driver’s reaction time.
California Carrier Doubles CNG-Powered Fleet Size
Despite the fall-off in interest in CNG with the return of cheaper diesel prices, Sacramento’s Matheson Trucking remains committed increasing the use of clean energy fuels to improve air quality, decrease diesel fuel consumption and reliance on foreign oil, while helping to preserve the environment.
California Carrier Doubles CNG-Powered Fleet Size
Despite the fall-off in interest in natural gas fuel with the return of cheaper diesel prices, Sacramento’s Matheson Trucking remains committed to increasing the use of clean energy fuels.