Less-than-ideal environment for shippers conditions to continue
FTR’s Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) for June improved a point from the previous month to a reading of -6.5. The improvement may be short lived; however, as FTR forecasts the index to fall back again in July and, moving forward through the end of the year, settling in a range similar to or lower than May.
Mack Trucks Academy receives CASE accreditation
Mack Trucks Academy received Continuing Automotive Service Education (CASE) accreditation from the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE). The accreditation acknowledges Mack’s focus on quality and offering customers superior after-purchase support and service. Mack Trucks Academy was evaluated against established industry standards to ensure that continuing education training meets best practices. “Receiving CASE accreditation
Detroit Virtual Technician achieves 100,000th installation
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) celebrated the 100,000th installation of its proprietary Detroit Virtual Technician remote diagnostic system. Since its launch in 2011, Detroit’s Customer Support Center has personally assisted more than 13,000 customers with actionable and detailed service recommendations, said the company. Virtual Technician reduces downtime and decreases maintenance costs by providing a technical
John DiPaola joins Babcox Media as vice president, group publisher
Babcox Media Inc. is pleased to announce that John DiPaola has joined the company as Vice President-Group Publisher. He joins Babcox from Penton Media, where he spent the past 25 years. In his most recent role with Penton, DiPaola served as Vice President and Market Leader — Manufacturing & Supply Chain Group. In this role,
Bestpass network expands into Niagara Falls region
Bestpass Inc., provider of bulk purchasing and toll management services to commercial fleets, announced that beginning Aug. 16, 2014, Niagara Falls Bridge Commission (NFBC) managed bridges, including the Rainbow, Whirlpool and Lewiston-Queenston international bridges, are now part of the Bestpass toll service. The expansion of the Bestpass toll network is the result of the recent
PressurePro, TST announce partnership to increase monitoring capabilities
Advantage PressurePro and Truck Systems Technologies (TST) have announced a partnership that, according to the companies, will bring to the industry a groundbreaking technology conglomerate. The partnership, which will allow the flow of TST Sensor data through PressurePro’s Intelligent Product offerings, will allow TST customers to utilize PressurePro’s Gateway and Repeater solutions to unlock new
Garmin introduces Android-based fleet navigators
Garmin International Inc. announced the fleet 660 and 670, two new fleet navigators that combine Garmin navigation with Android. With the fleet 660 for local fleets and the fleet 670 for commercial truck fleets, service providers can introduce customized applications and value-added services that meet the unique requirements of their customers, said the company. The
Continental names new head of aftermarket—NAFTA
Continental Commercial Vehicles & Aftermarket has named Howard Laster as head of aftermarket—NAFTA Continental Commercial Vehicles & Aftermarket. Laster is responsible for overall business strategy, product quality and performance, as well as development of effective sales and marketing activities in North America for the Continental and VDO brand of products sold to the automotive aftermarket.
Omnitracs unveils mobile workforce tracking
Omnitracs LLC announced the availability of Omnitracs Tracking powered by Roadnet, a new mobile workforce tracking application for smart devices. Omnitracs Tracking offers basic capabilities to help companies track the locations of their mobile workers throughout the day and get some additional performance data to help make them safer and more productive. “Every transportation company
Preparing for ELDs
As your are probably well aware, this past March, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced the proposal to require interstate commercial truck and bus companies to use electronic logging devices (ELDs). The comment period for the proposal ended in June—the final rule will likely be published the end of 2016 with drivers and
Trimble allies with 3Gtms Inc.
Trimble announced that it has entered into a strategic alliance with 3Gtms Inc., a privately-held provider of transportation management systems. The alliance includes an equity investment in 3Gtms by Trimble and a commercial reseller agreement with TMW Systems, part of Trimble’s Transportation and Logistics Division. 3Gtms offers 3G-TM planning and shipment management software that will
Communication is an option…
Life has certainly changed in the last few years. The ability to communicate has risen to an all time high with the ability to communicate 24 hours a day—which seems to consume most people. We used to be impressed with the ability of landline phones to connect to each other. Then we moved to emails—a
