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No ELD Mandate Proposal This Year, FMCSA Says

The proposed rule on electronic logging devices for trucks will not be published until 2014, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said Dec. 20.

December 23, 2013

Omnitracs Completes Roadnet Acquisition

Truck technology supplier Omnitracs said it has completed its acquisition of fleet software provider Roadnet Technologies Inc. Terms were not disclosed.

December 19, 2013

Future Trucks to Gain From Advancements in Remote Technologies, OEMs Predict

IRVING, Texas — The trucks of tomorrow will receive wireless software updates, utilize advanced active safety systems and benefit from additional powertrain integration and aerodynamic improvements, OEM executives told an audience of industry professionals.

December 16, 2013

Kenworth Makes Bendix Front Air Disc Brakes Standard

Kenworth Truck Co. said it will make Bendix front air disc brakes standard on its Class 8 tractors and trucks.

December 9, 2013

Calif. Ports to Test Congestion-Reduction Software

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach said they are testing efficiency software for the next six months to streamline traffic and improve air quality.

December 9, 2013

Trucking Could See Big Changes From Technology Advancements

IRVING, Texas — Developments in safety technology have the potential to dramatically change the trucking industry, perhaps eventually leading to driverless trucks, technology leaders told fleet executives here at a meeting organized by American Trucking Associations.

December 9, 2013

Safety Technology Could Transform Trucking, Tech Leaders Say

IRVING, Texas — New developments in active safety technology have the potential to dramatically transform the trucking industry, perhaps even culminating someday in driverless trucks, technology leaders told fleet executives here at a meeting organized by American Trucking Associations.

December 5, 2013

Ingram Micro Buys Shipwire to Expand e-Commerce Services

Ingram Micro Inc., a wholesale distributor of electronics and mobile phones, said it will expand its supply chain services after purchasing Shipwire Inc., a global company that ships products ordered online.

December 5, 2013

Omnitracs Announces Deal to Buy Roadnet as Vista Closes Its Purchase From Qualcomm

Vista Equity Partners announced last week that it has completed its $800 million acquisition of the Omnitracs Inc. truck technology business, which also announced plans for an acquisition of its own.

December 2, 2013