Isaac Instruments releases smartphone app for drivers

Isaac Instruments has released the Isaac Connect smartphone app for professional drivers. It’s billed as a companion app to the in-cab Isaac platform, aimed at helping…

Navistar to offer connected services for free on S13 powertrain

As Navistar prepares to roll out its new S13 powertrain in International trucks, it will make its entire suite of connected services free of charge for five years. The S13…

Navistar to integrate Platform Science’s Virtual Vehicle telematics platform

Navistar has announced it is integrating Platform Science’s Virtual Vehicle telematics platform, allowing fleets to access telematics, software, real-time vehicle data, and third-party applications directly from their vehicles. It’s hard-coded…

Daimler establishes new global connectivity group

PORTLAND, Ore. – Daimler Trucks AG has launched a global connectivity services group (CSG) to develop new vehicle connectivity solutions and digital services for customers around the world. It will…

Get connected, or risk being left behind

It feels like remote diagnostics and truck connectivity have been with us for ages, but in fact the first such platforms were launched less than a decade ago. While significant…

Five benefits of the connected truck

TORONTO, Ont. – Truck connectivity is still in its infancy, but there are already tangible benefits being enjoyed by the trucking industry. “It may seem like we’ve been collecting data…

The benefits of connectivity

LONG BEACH, Calif. – The ability to predict parts failures and to develop VIN-specific preventive maintenance programs are two benefits that fleets can achieve if harnessing the power of connectivity.

Connectivity key to providing more intelligent business insights: Michelin

GREENVILLE, S.C. – Michelin senior vice-president of services and solutions Ralph Dimenna gave a keynote presentation at the virtual Internet of Things World conference Aug. 11, outlining how connectivity is…

Volvo Group now boasts a million connected assets

GOTHENBURG, Sweden – Volvo Group has declared it now has more than a million connected customer assets on the road. They include trucks, buses and construction equipment. The data collected…

Connectivity revolutionizing cargo tracking, trucking

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – There are more than 10 billion devices connected throughout the world, and this rapidly growing Internet-of-Things will change how product is tracked through the supply chain. Bill…

Disruption in the industry

Panel discusses how innovation has impacted transportation sector

Detroit Connect integrates Zonar telematics platform

PORTLAND, Ore. – Detroit Connect has announced third-party telematics providers can now be integrated into its platform. This eliminates the need for additional hardware and allows customers to work with…

Volvo cars and trucks to share traffic info

GOTHEBURG, Sweden – Volvo trucks and cars in Europe are participating in a cloud-based service to share real-time traffic hazard information. Volvo’s Connected Safety was launched by Volvo Cars in…

PeopleNet, TMW execs talk on-demand economy

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The on-demand economy is here, and transportation businesses must become increasingly interconnected to keep pace with an ever-changing market. This was the message delivered to a large…

Disrupting the disruptors

Detroit looks to differentiate itself through greater, more practical connectivity