Wolf Line Construction leverages smart solutions to serve rural customers
Fleets understand the need to know the location of their vehicles, and how far away from a delivery or a job their people are, but before the advent of fleet management software, managers issued paper routes and called their drivers as they moved from location to location. North Charleston, S.C.-based Wolf Line Construction tapped Verizon
Hino Trucks announces third-generation connected vehicle solution
Hino Trucks has introduced Hino Edge, the company’s new third generation connected vehicle solution that aims to connect the fleet customer, dealer network, telematics service providers (TSPs) and Hino Ultimate Support Center. This solution replaces Hino Insight and is included on qualifying 2022 model year and newer Hino conventional trucks as standard equipment. Hino customers
Trailer intelligence: How smart are today’s solutions?
Rob Phillips is a man on a mission. Since Phillips Connect announced its open-platform trailer telematics intentions, the company has been growing the intelligence that its trailer telematics offering can deliver. Now the entire trailer telematics space is evolving at a rapid rate. It’s a trajectory that mirrors tractor telematics but with its own set
Geotab, GM expand integrated telematics offerings for Canadian fleets
Geotab has announced the expansion into and availability of the Geotab Integrated Solution for General Motors in Canada. According to the company, this offering provides Canadian customers the ability to manage their fleet in one platform with no additional hardware installation required. With this integration, data from compatible GM vehicles, 2016 or newer, with OnStar
Knight-Swift taps Zonar as truck management solution provider
Zonar solutions will be installed in 17,000 Knight-Swift vehicles across the nation by Q4 2021, the companies announced. Knight-Swift says Zonar was selected in part due to its integration with Samsung Galaxy Tab Active2 tablets and the Eleos Technologies platform that powers Knight-Swift’s mobile driver application. Eleos will provide complementary solutions to the Zonar deployment,
Road Ready partners with Air-Weigh on trailer telematics
Road Ready has announced a new partnership with Air-Weigh on its LogIQ integrated data platform integration partner. The LogIQ integrated data platform incorporates combined tractor and trailer weight when the vehicle is tethered and in operation. By pairing this with Air-Weigh scales, fleets will be able to receive gross weight data right in Road Ready’s FleetViz user interface, providing the ability to stay compliant while maximizing
Trimble’s eDriver Logs certified as Canadian ELD mandate compliant
Trimble‘s eDriver Logs electronic logging device (ELD) software has been certified to comply with the technical requirements of the Canadian ELD mandate. The certification applies to the use of eDriver Logs ELD software when paired with Trimble’s PeopleNet Mobile Gateway (PMG) hardware. Trimble’s eDriver Logs platform automates a fleet’s hours of service (HOS), allowing drivers
How route optimization can help fleets overcome driver shortage struggles
In order to keep up with the complexity of the modern world’s supply chain and continue growing, fleets have to find ways of simplifying things for ourselves and our people; ways of cutting through the noise and getting straight down to brass tacks so we can get where we want without wasting time or effort
Azuga integrates with Onfleet to streamline operations
Azuga, a provider of fleet telematics, has integrated its fleet management solution with logistics software last mile delivery software provider Onfleet, the two companies noted in a press release. The integration combines data on the status of fleet drivers and their vehicles with customer work orders, so that fleet managers have a real-time view of
How to improve fleet safety by leveraging truck monitoring technology
Over the last decade, the trucking industry has contended with the driver shortage problem amongst a host of market complexities, and for good measure. Truck driving is physically taxing and is one of the most dangerous professions in the country, ranking seventh in the list of deadliest occupations by the University of Delaware. With a
Five truck trend takeaways from September
We know it’s not easy to keep up with everything that happens in the world of trucking. So here are the biggest stories from September focused on the latest truck trends, all in one place. 5. The return of industry trade shows Between ACT Expo and the TMC show, trade shows were out in full
Smart solutions for fleet service shops
During the Technology and Maintenance Council (TMC)’s Fall Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition, TMC and Decisiv Inc. released their most recent North American Service Event Benchmark Report, which showed an increase in parts and labor costs over the first six months of 2021. The reports, which cover power unit costs in nine top Vehicle Maintenance
