Software

QUESTION PERIOD: Just Like Buying a Truck

NEW YORK -- We ask IT guru Ken Weinberg hard questions about software. As in, can smart computers replace dumb managers? And what's the next big thing?

EASIER STARTING

The Maxwell Engine Start Module can lower maintenance costs by replacing your starter battery with power-dense ultracapacitors to deliver quick-burst power at ignition even after hotel loading, in hot or cold temperature extremes

How a Small Northern U.S. Town is Helping Detroit Engines Run Better

HIBBING, MN. - The Detroit Reman plant, also know as DMR - Design, Manufacture and Remanufacture - began out of a two-car garage in 1987. Daimler's Detroit Diesel brand acquired the company in 200

FREIGHT-TRACKING APP

Pegasus TransTech introduces Transflo Load Track, a smartphone GPS app that tracks freight, delivers proof of delivery, and speeds cash flow

PEOPLENET AND MOTOROLA

PeopleNet introduces Motorola MC75A handheld that supports fleet mobility applications. It's a ruggedized device that's said to be durable inside and outside the cab, with resilience to the elements, being dropped, and tossed around the cab.

Mitsubishi Brings Sunshine Powered Savings to Medium-Duty

LOGAN TOWNSHIP, NJ - That big yellow ball in the sky? It's got a lot of energy in it - energy that Mitsubishi Fuso says can power those auxiliary systems on your trucks.

Westport Inks Deal with Clean Energy

VANCOUVER -- The world of trucks fuelled by natural gas has changed significantly with the announcement that Westport Innovations has acquired BAF Technologies (BAF) and its subsidiary, ServoTech Engineering (ServoTech), both of them in turn subsidiaries of Clean Energy Fuels.

ACCURATE MILEAGE CALCULATIONS

The launch of Telogis Miles is said to meet the transportation industry's demand for accurate mileage calculations in real time. Actual miles driven match actual in-cab miles when it's used in conjunction with the cloud-based Telogis location intelligence platform. Precise actual-cost management is easier this way.

WEIGH-STATION BYPASS

Zonar 2020 tablets will offer the GPS-based Drivewyze PreClear bypass service as of July in the U.S., which can "significantly" reduce time spent on weigh-station inspections. It will be available for use in Canada soon, though no timeline is set. Drivewyze PreClear meets U.S. federal requirements for electronic screening.

MONITOR PEOPLE & EQUIPMENT

From Cellutrak Canada come two new telematics offerings using GPS and GSM networks

ON-BOARD REFUSE TRUCK SCALE

Air-Weigh develops scale for Heil Starr refuse vehicles

TABLET PC UPGRADED

Panasonic improves the Toughbook H2 rugged handheld tablet PC

New Management Tools

Having recently introduced its complete mobile platform for fleet management, XRS Corp. is now launching new application features designed to boost fleet productivity and compliance.

HOS Automation for Android

Complete Innovations of Markham, Ont. has introduced a new application in its Fleet Complete management package, Action Tracker HOS. It's an Android tablet application that fully automates hours of service and a driver's vehicle inspection activities, replacing the time-consuming manual paperwork with an automatic digital logbook.

KW, Pete Get eTrac

Bendix eTrac automated air-pressure transfer system optional on 6x2 trucks