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Commercial freight transportation businesses rely on data, intelligence, and novel solutions for operational efficiency. Transport Topics technology coverage investigates available technologies, real-world applications of business solutions, and the strategies necessary for advancement. News topics focus on the latest applied science, and issues range from autonomous vehicle and robotics innovations to management software, tracking and transparency, data analytics, blockchain, and the internet of things.

Business, Technology

Roehl Transport to Equip 500 Trailers With Trailer Tails

Roehl Transport said it will install drag-reducing aerodynamic “tails,” supplied by ATDynamics Inc., on 500 trailers.

July 23, 2013
Business, Technology

EFS Launches Upgraded Interface for McLeod Dispatch Software

Corporate payment company Electronic Funds Source said Monday it has launched an upgraded interactive interface with McLeod Software’s dispatch software.

July 22, 2013
Business, Technology

EBE Partners With Truckop.com to Streamline Parts Ordering

EBE Technologies Inc., a transportation management and workflow company, said it has partnered with Truckop.com to streamline the truck-part ordering process.

July 17, 2013
Business, Technology

Omnitracs Debuts Enhanced Trailer-Tracking Features

Omnitracs Inc. said its trailer-tracking system now has the capability to display additional trailer information on its in-cab display system.

July 16, 2013
Business, Technology

PeopleNet, Drivewyze Integrate Technology

PeopleNet said it has integrated its GPS and mobile communication technologies with the Drivewyze PreClear electronic weigh station pre-clearance system and will be a reseller of the service.

July 8, 2013
Business, Technology

Theft Replaces Terrorism as Geofencing’s Target

Geofencing, the ability to use tracking or communications systems to alert carriers if a truck goes off its specified route, originally was touted for its anti-terrorism potential.

July 8, 2013
Business, Technology

Schneider Installs Tracking Technology on Trailers, Containers

Schneider National said it is installing tracking technology on its intermodal containers and van trailers.

July 2, 2013
Business, Technology

ATA to Host Executive Summit on Making Trucking Technology Pay Off

American Trucking Associations announced Monday it will host an executive summit in December in Dallas to explore strategies that maximize the payback for fleets that make investments in technological advances and data analysis.

July 1, 2013
Business, Technology

Fleetmatics Files for Public Offering

Fleetmatics Group, a provider of Web-based fleet management services, said it has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed public offering of 8 million shares.

July 1, 2013
Business, Technology

Clean Diesel Technologies Used in 28% of U.S. Trucks

More than 28% of all trucks registered in the United States — 2.5 million of 8.6 million trucks — are now equipped with advanced new technology clean diesel engines, according to new data compiled by R.L. Polk and Co. for the Diesel Technology Forum.

June 24, 2013