Truck Navigation
Lower-cost GPS vehicle tracking
Networkfleet, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hughes Telematics, Inc., has unveiled its new Networkfleet 4200, which it described as a low-cost GPS vehicle tracking system for commercial and government fleets...
Tracking solutions remain popular even in down economy
The economy may be holding back some companies, but satellite-based and wireless tracking systems remain a popular and integral part of fleet operations, Clem Driscoll, founder and president of C.J. Driscoll & Associates, told Fleet Owner...
User-defined alerts identify violations
GPS Insight has launched what it says is the next generation of user-defined alerts for fleet management...
Freightliner Cascadia gets Lectronix T7000 pre-wire option
LOUISVILLE. Freightliner Trucks announced at the Mid-America Trucking Show that the Lectronix T7000 “Infotainment system” is now available as a pre-wire option on its Cascadia Class 8 model...
AT&T to offer TeleNav Vehicle Tracker
TeleNav, Inc. has announced AT&T will add the TeleNav Vehicle Tracker, the “black box” GPS tracking and management solution TeleNav introduced in February, to its portfolio of enterprise mobility services...
One Tracking Technology, Many Uses
Fleets of all kinds have discovered the power of integrated GPS to transform operations...
Keeping an eye on drivers
GE Security’s NavLogix GPS-based mobile management system provides fleet owners with real-time analysis of when and where a company’s vehicles are being used...
TeleNav offers MRM service
A GPS-enabled mobile resource management (MRM) service from TeleNav provides real-time information...
Networkcar names vp of finance
Networkcar has appointed Joshua Haims vp of finance. In this role, Haims will direct the company’s financial activities and shape long-term strategy...
J.J. Keller announces mobile service
J.J. Keller & Associates has released a mobile resource and asset management system that tracks, monitors and records fleet performance and regulatory compliance of operations...
Rand McNally to use Navteq map data
Using datasets from Navteq, Rand McNally’s transportation navigation and digital mapping technology gives carriers and shippers GPS-accurate routing...
Garmin to use Navteq traffic service
Garmin will utilize Navteq Traffic’s RDS delivery service and interactive advertising service for the Nuvi 755T, 765T, 775T and 2x5 GPS systems to power its traffic alerts service...
Prophesy collaborates with Nationlink
Prophesy Transportation Solutions has partnered with Nationlink to service customers’ software and product-related cellular needs...
TeleType offers GPS for truckers
TeleType has released a new portable GPS system aimed at professional truck drivers that ensures routes will follow roads suitable for truck travel, taking into account bridge heights, clearances and load limits, the company said...
GPS odometer released
Enhanced Vehicle Applications has released the CyntrX Fleet Prometheus, a GPS odometer for Class 8 equipment...
GPS sharpens driver-risk predictions
DriverScore 2.0, a driver risk management system from Ivox, provides an objective measurement of individual driving behavior that, when analyzed and compared...
I-95 Corridor Coalition to roll in real time
The I-95 Corridor Coalition has announced that it will begin a multi-state program that will combine both GPS technology and road sensors to collect and distribute traffic information...
GPS automates tax reporting
McLeod Software has announced the GPS Fuel Tax Module for its LoadMaster enterprise transportation management system. The module utilizes GPS position...
Taskforce 7.5 gains real-time GPS and mapping
Today @Road, a Trimble Company, announced it has integrated its @Road GPS location technology and new street-level mapping capabilities into its Taskforce 7.5 field-service management solution. ...
Fleet management with GPS
Navman Wireless Business Solutions, a provider of vehicle tracking and fleet management solutions, has announced the availability of a new asset-tracking system for the U.S. market....
New GPS tracking service
Ft. Collins, CO-based Rocky Mountain Tracking (RMT) is rolling out a GPS-based tracking system called RMT Rover that it says allows vehicle owners to access information about the position and status of their vehicles in real-time via the Internet...
GPS new focus for CSI
CSI Wireless, a designer and manufacturer of advanced GPS products, reported a 59% increase in revenues for the first quarter ended March 31, yet saw a net loss of $9.2 million ...
School bus maker offers factory-installed GPS
Georgia-based school bus manufacturer Blue Bird Corp. is offering a new GPS-based 24/7 tracking and tracing security system as a factory-installed option...
Alternative to GPS tracking
A patented technology called global location systems (GLS) is said to offer a number of advantages over the widely used global positioning system (GPS),...
GPS tracking trucks, bombs
The Global Positioning System (GPS) comprised of satellites ringing the earth is fulfilling a variety of roles these days: tracking trucking equipment...
