Verizon Connect announces new commercial telematics offerings
Verizon Connect has announced three new commercial solutions: a new solution for asset tracking, an improved Workforce Mobile application and the Verizon Connect Marketplace.
Watch: Let’s talk video telematics
Let’s talk video telematics. Many fleets are making use of cameras that can be installed throughout the truck. The typical video telematics system is made up of a series of cameras and sensors that monitor driver and truck behavior and set alerts to the fleet manager if certain parameters are exceeded or violated. These parameters
Verizon Connect partnering with Glympse to work on mobile app
Verizon Connect has partnered with Glympse, a developer of real-time location technology, to improve Verizon Connect’s mobile app. According to the companies, the new partnership will enable Verizon Connect’s mobile workforce platform to deliver key information about a service technician or delivery driver, including multi-channel notifications and an immersive web or mobile-based multiphase experience journey
Fleetworthy Solutions adds online safety training from CarriersEdge
Transportation compliance service provider Fleetworthy Solutions has added online safety training from CarriersEdge to its portfolio of technology solutions to help truck fleets and drivers operate safely, efficiently and legally. “With recent events in the industry, this announcement comes at a crucial time when safety and following protocol is so critical to successful fleet operations
Volvo Trucks partners with SAS to enhance Remote Diagnostics platform
Volvo Trucks North America has enhanced its Remote Diagnostics platform with an advanced analytics platform from global analytics leader SAS. SAS’s analytics support Volvo’s artificial intelligence efforts and provide even greater capabilities for Remote Diagnostics users, allowing for more precise analysis and decision-making, the companies say. “Machine learning and artificial intelligence are areas we’re putting a lot
Volvo Trucks expands Remote Programming to include software and parameter updates
All Volvo truck owners in the U.S. and Canada with GHG 2017 Volvo engines equipped with Volvo’s factory-installed connectivity hardware are now eligible for software and parameter updates with Volvo’s Remote Programming, the company announced. Users can perform updates anywhere in the U.S. and Canada where a cellular connection is available, and at the discretion
Trimble integrates TruckMate TMS with SMC³ Cost Intelligence System
Trimble has announced the integration of its TruckMate transportation management software (TMS) solution with SMC3’s Cost Intelligence System (CIS), now a product of SMC3, formerly known as TCG. According to Trimble, the integrated solution will enhance TruckMate users’ visibility into activity-based costing, analysis and reporting through SMC3’s CIS, benefiting less-than-truckload (LTL) carriers in particular. Through the
One fleet’s experience with driver-facing cameras
In last month’s issue of Fleet Equipment, we ran an article, “The pros and cons of driver-facing cameras,” which, as the name implies, went over the debate concerning spec’ing driver-facing cameras. On the one hand, they can be beneficial to the fleet in the event of a lawsuit after a collision, as well as in
Reducing downtime and lowering costs at Bruckner Leasing Company
To improve its ability to manage 200 to 250 new service and repair cases each day at 24 locations in six states, Bruckner Leasing needed a means of communicating more effectively and efficiently. The division of Bruckner Truck Sales, headquartered in Amarillo, Texas, is a member of the Mack Leasing System, the Volvo Leasing System
Navistar CEO: Disruptive technologies need to pass the ‘Golden Triangle’ test
The trucking industry has not historically been known for rapid change. But today, multiple technologies are threatening to disrupt the traditional industry with the goal of capturing major chunks of its value chain. How can you tell which disruptive technologies will gain a foothold first? Troy Clarke, the chairman, president and chief executive officer
Need to maximize asset utilization? Become a Time Lord
With the demand for truck freight booming, and a shortage in the supply of equipment, fleet managers are under more pressure than ever to make the most of the assets they have. That means a shift in perception about what we mean by an asset to include not just the number of trucks available, but
Gorilla Safety launches fleet management technology for the oil and gas industry
Gorilla Safety, provider of a software solution that automates fleet and safety management, has announced the release of its new Oil and Gas Product, catering to specific needs of fleet operations engaged in that industry. This bundled functionality added to Gorilla Safety’s platform fills the gaps for fleets operating in oilfields, according to the company.
