Ford Takes Wraps Off 2020 Super Duty
New 2020 Ford Super Duty medium duty trucks get of host of upgrades, from a fresh new look to a full suite of productivity-boosting technology.
Bendix’s SafetyDirect now available on commercial vehicles equipped with Geotab
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Geotab-equipped commercial vehicle users can now utilize Bendix Commercial Vehicle System’s SafetyDirect web portal, a video-based driver safety solution that combines with an active safety system. With rollout now underway and avai…
Geotab and Drivewyze collaboration brings bypass opportunities to carriers
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Geotab Marketplace customers can now take advantage of Drivewyze’s PreClear weigh station bypass service thanks to a partnership between the two Canadian companies. Announced today during Geotab’s Connect 2020 conference in San Dieg…
Geotab Adds Drivewyze PreClear to its Marketplace
Geotab has added the Drivewyze PreClear weigh station bypass service to its Geotab Marketplace, the company announced at its Geotab Connect 2020 event.
Bendix Adds Geotab Integration to SafetyDirect
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems has added Geotab to its list of telematics platforms that can support SafetyDirect, the company announced at Geotab Connect 2020.
FMCSA Prepping to Study Causes of Fatal Truck Crashes
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will launch a study of factors that contribute to highway crashes involving large trucks. Driving the study is concern over the rising number of fatalities incurred in truck crashes.
Truckers together in pursuit of victory over child abuse with ATTACA
The notion in the headline here is, at least, the goal of Western Flyer Express founder Rodney Timms, based in Oklahoma and also the founder of the All Truckers Together Against Child Abuse (ATTACA) org. In this week’s edition of Overdrive Radio, find …
News roundup, Jan. 15: Nevada-based driver effectively shut down; FMCSA exploring new crash causation study; new TA Express in Texas
FMCSA has effectively shut down a Nevada-based owner-operator following alcohol- and safety-related violations. The agency is also exploring a new study into causes of large truck crashes. TA opened a new TA Express in Kilgore, Texas. Pilot Flying J is…
Don’t expect a surge in 2020 — forecast is ‘decidedly lackluster’ for trucking growth, rates
Though rates aren’t forecasted to hedge lower in 2020, they’re also not projected to gain any steam, according to analysts from FTR. Truck utilization is weak, and truck loadings are forecasted to remain flat.
Landscaping Fleet Saves $100K with Mobile Management Software
Maryland-based landscaping company Maple Hill Lawn & Garden saved more than $100,000 through the implementation of the Verizon Connect Reveal mobile resource management software platform in early 2019.