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Navteq Will Add Red Lights to Speed-Camera Alert Sites

Navteq developed a red-light camera warning system that is being bundled into an existing speed-camera alert system, the company said.

June 15, 2009

iTECH: Boring in on Core Technology

How can trucking and logistics companies — faced with new technology and endless updates to IT systems — avoid wasting money on uncoordinated solutions as they try to keep up with faster, more visible supply chains?

June 15, 2009

Opinion: Even on Foot, Trucking Is Risky Business

The overall health of the trucking industry is vital to our economy, but research shows it’s still plagued by higher death and injury rates than many other industries — and not just as the result of highway collisions. Truckers need to be as careful on foot as they are behind the wheel.

June 9, 2009

Eaton Launches Site to Target Stimulus Projects

Vehicle parts manufacturer Eaton Corp. said it has created a new Web site designed to help companies and government agencies launch projects funded through the federal stimulus plan.

June 8, 2009

GM to Exit Medium-Duty Truck Production

General Motors Corp. will exit its medium-duty truck business, ending production of its two models in the class by the end of July, the Associated Press reported Monday.

June 8, 2009

GAO Urges Speedier GPS System Upgrade

The accuracy of the Global Positioning System could be compromised as early as next year if the U.S. Air Force cannot meet an ambitious schedule for space and ground infrastructure deployment, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.

June 8, 2009

YRC Consolidates Its Management Team

YRC Worldwide Inc. last week said it was consolidating top management of its less-than-truckload services as it also pursues moves to conserve cash, such as selling its headquarters and negotiating a proposed pension deal for its unionized employees.

June 8, 2009

States Creating ‘Smart Road’ Projects with Stimulus Funds to Reduce Traffic

Instead of buying only asphalt and steel, several states will spend federal stimulus dollars on “smart road” projects that use information technology to reduce congestion, according to a survey by the National Conference of State Legislatures.

June 8, 2009

Trucking Warms to Electronic Stability Systems

Despite the lack of a new, long-promised federal stopping-distance rule for heavy-duty trucks, brake companies are making — and original equipment manufacturers are offering — a growing array of electronic systems designed to help truckers stop faster and maintain more control.

June 8, 2009