Fleet management on the go 

TomTom has created a smartphone app for its WebFleet fleet management system. The WebFleet Mobile app is available on iOS and Android platforms...

Mobile iPad app added for Fleet Director solution 

Teletrac has released a series of mobile apps based on its Fleet Director GPS and vehicle tracking solutions...

Great Dane adds Michigan dealer 

Royal Truck and Trailer has joined the dealer network for Great Dane Trailers...

Online recordkeeping offered for drug testing 

An online recordkeeping platform is said to improve the accuracy of Dept. of Transportation mandated drug and alcohol testing, as well as physical exams, for truck drivers...

Drivers sue company over questionable insurance charges 

More than two dozen Wichita-area truck drivers are suing Dallas-based Titus Transportation and several related companies that carry groceries for Dillon Stores. The drivers claim the company has been deducting money from paychecks each month for iffy “9x insurance.” ...

Double-decker truck lane proposed 

The building of a 50-ft.-high, double-decker truck lane in a creekbed along the I-60 freeway was included the Southern California Assn. of Government’s draft Regional Transportation Plan adopted last week...

Trucker interrupts attempted murder, saves woman’s life 

Truck driver Mike Schiotis told the Tennessean he was shocked when he came upon what he thought was a car accident on Interstate 380 outside Scranton, PA, to discover a man pursuing a woman with a gun. The trucker told the newspaper he said a prayer and pulled over to assist the woman...

DEF price tracking service launched 

A new service from Integer Research will provide monthly price updates on diesel exhaust fluid. The DEF Tracker is the first independent DEF price reference service for the North American market, Integer said...

Ryder gets keys to 1000th natural gas truck from DTNA 

ANAHEIM. Executives from Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA), Ryder System, Inc., and Cummins Westport, along with elected officials and DTNA customers gathered on Monday afternoon at Angel Stadium to officially present the keys to DTNA’s 1000th natural gas truck to Ryder...

PCI still languishes despite increase 

A 1.1% jump in the Pulse of Commerce Index (PCI) this October helped offset the 1% decline that occurred in September, but not enough to reverse a three-month downward trend in the index, which means the U.S. economy may remain sluggish for some time to come...

ABF to offer ‘Ocean LTL’ 

LTL carrier ABF is expanding its freight hauling services with the addition of what it calls “Ocean LTL,” described as a single-contact, expedited less-than-container-load/less-than-truckload (LCL/LTL) supply chain offering for customers importing goods from manufacturing centers in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan...

Nissan rolls out passenger-carrying version of its commercial van 

A passenger-carrying version of Nissan North America’s commercial van – officially introduced earlier this year at the National Truck Equipment Assn. annual convention – will hit the streets in spring 2012, offered for both personal and fleet use and featuring four rows of seats holding up to 12 passengers...

Walmart must pay $10M to truck driver  

Walmart must pay a truck driver who slipped and fell on ice and grease while making a delivery to a Walmart store in northern Colorado a $10 million award after the state Supreme Court upheld a jury verdict in the case on Monday...

Telogis acquires insurance telematics business 

Telogis has acquired the insurance telematics and fleet management business of UTC Fire & Security, a division of United Technologies Corp...

LED light for tool storage units 

To help locate tools inside storage chests, Snap-on has released a new light box with LED lighting power. The KALED24 offers low power use for top chest lids, cart lids, and risers...

TransCore data now part of McLeod solutions 

TransCore’s Truckload Rate Index solution is now an integrated feature of two of McLeod Software’s most popular transportation management solutions...

Trucker dies in weather-related 15-vehicle crash 

The first winter storm of the season iced over westbound I-84 at the mouth of Weber Canyon in Utah, causing a semi to jackknife and resulting in a 15-vehicle accident which resulted in the death of a truck driver...

TruckWeight adds Virtual Weigh Station 

TruckWeight, a provider of wireless onboard truck scale technology, is now offering customers free software that will allow users of the company’s onboard wireless sensors for mechanical and air suspensions to quickly and easily monitor and record weights...

Fitch forecasts modest holiday freight increase 

Fitch Ratings expects consumer spending to grow at a modest but still healthy pace this holiday season, basing its expectations in large part on the publicly announced package volume preparations being made by United Parcel Service and FedEx...

Horrific 34-vehicle UK traffic crash could be worst in history 

Smoke from a nearby fireworks display is being investigated as the potential cause of a 34-vehicle crash that left at least seven dead and more than 51 injured in what is being called the worst traffic accident in the United Kingdom in the last 20 years...

Use of truck stop electrification focus of free webinar  

With the proliferation of truck stop electrification (TSE) continuing, particularly in response to the Dept. of Energy’s (DOE) Shorepower Truck Electrification Project (STEP) program, many fleet managers and drivers want to know how they can take advantage of this alternative to truck idling...

Updated PC*Miler |Worldwide released 

ALK Technologies has released the latest version of its PC*Miler | Worldwide routing software...

WilcoHess to sell TerraCair DEF 

Travel plaza and convenience store operator WilcoHess has signed an agreement to sell TerraCair diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) to customers at the fuel island as well as inside the stores...

MCAA appoints government affairs director 

Shawn J. Swearingen is the new government affairs director of the Messenger Courier Assn. of America ...

Basic highway safety measures recommended by IIHS 

In its recent Status Report publication “Low-Hanging Fruit,” the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) reports that seven proven countermeasures could immediately reduce the number of U.S. motor vehicle related fatalities. All but one is behavioral in nature and some would require states to enact and enforce potentially controversial laws...

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FleetOwner's Video Product Guide

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January 2012

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