Mobile and IT

Isaac Instruments lands major deal with Groupe Robert

MONTREAL, Que. – Isaac Instruments has announced Groupe Robert is equipping its entire 1,300 truck fleet with the company’s telematics system. “We opted for the Isaac InControl solution because it…

Mack partnership means concrete customers can now track product in real time

Two new features added to mDrive

New all-inclusive software helps manage Allison transmissions

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Allison Transmission is offering a yearly subscription service through the new Allison DOC Premium V2017.1.0 software program, a diagnostic tool for monitoring and reviewing all control systems…

Drones, robots a part of Mercedes-Benz’s vision for final mile deliveries

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Mercedes-Benz continues through its van division to reimagine how final mile deliveries will be completed in the future. Last fall at the IAA Commercial Vehicles Show…

ZF working on artificial intelligence for commercial vehicles

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – ZF announced at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) it is working with NVIDIA to develop artificial intelligence (AI) systems that will enable the development of autonomously…

Titanium rolling out BlackBerry Radar

WOODBRIDGE, Ont. – Titanium Transportation is the latest fleet to commit to BlackBerry’s Radar trailer tracking platform. Titanium announced it will be deploying Radar across its entire trailer fleet in…

Conference aims to demo and garner feedback on future of transport technology

BOUCHERVILLE, Que. – Isaac Instruments held its second annual user conference Nov. 17, bringing together a number of transport companies based in Quebec and all of Canada to review the…

US fleet sees safety improvements using in-cab video

CARNESVILLE, Ga. – Davis Transfer president and CEO Todd David was going to have lunch to discuss implementing a video safety program into his fleet when he got the call…

Canada Cartage bolsters IT infrastructure through Bell partnership

TORONTO, Ont. – Canada Cartage announced it has strengthened its communications and IT infrastructure through a new partnership with Bell. The company is making a shift towards cloud-based services and…

Tailwind announces all-in-one Internet-centric software

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Tailwind Transportation Software has released its all-in-one Trucking and Freight Broker software, built to help small to medium sized trucking companies and freight brokerages compete more effectively.

Transicold’s DataLink 2 offers drivers temperature verification and much more

ATHENS, Ga. – Carrier Transicold has released the DataLink 2 recorder, which offers refrigerated haulers independent verification of temperatures inside trucks and trailers. The DataLink 2 used up to three…

Peterbilt offering Wingman Advanced in medium-duty truck models

DENTON, Texas – Peterbilt has added collision mitigation system Bendix Wingman Advanced to its medium-duty truck models 337 and 348. “The introduction of Bendix Wingman Advanced further establishes Peterbilt as…

Higher freight volumes to close third quarter of 2016

TORONTO, Ont. – Freight volumes for Canadian and cross-border loads closed higher for the third quarter of 2016, up 5% month-to-month and 10% compared to September 2015, according to TransCore…

Ryder’s new service delivers fuel to the customer

MIAMI, Fla. – Ryder System customers can now receive fuel delivery while off duty and domicile at 435 locations throughout Canada and the US. The new mobile fuel solution uses…

DriveCam program being enhanced, says Lytx

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The Lytx DriveCam video telematics safety program will see some enhancements to help streamline workflow, capture more unsafe driving and ease tracking for fleet managers, the…