Descartes acquires Green Mile in $30-million deal

Descartes Systems Group of Waterloo, Ont., has acquired Green Mile – a cloud-based system that guides final mile deliveries for the food and beverage sector and other industries. The deal,…

FleetHunt adds Drivewyze scale bypass capabilities to ELD

Drivewyze’s weigh station bypass system has been integrated into FleetHunt Technologies’ electronic logging device. Drivewyze subscribers will receive alerts on approach to more than 800 locations in 47 states and…

European truck makers collaborate to develop charging network

Volvo Group, Daimler Truck and Traton Group have agreed to work together to develop a charging network for electric trucks in Europe. A newly formed joint venture owned by the…

TMC report examines adoption of smart trailer technologies

New technologies have transformed truck efficiency over the past decades, and now it’s the trailer’s turn to catch up. “Trailers are poised to advance in the next 20 years the…

Rand McNally appoints Dannenbring as CEO

Rand McNally, a provider of mapping, navigation, and commercial transportation technology, Wednesday announced the appointment of Aaron Dannenbring as chief executive officer. Dannenbring, who has more than 20 years of…

NHTSA orders crash reporting

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Tuesday exercised its authority by issuing a standing general order requiring manufacturers and operators of vehicles equipped with SAE Level 2 advanced driver…

Hydra Energy to build hydrogen fueling station in B.C.

Hydra Energy plans to build a hydrogen fueling station in northeastern B.C., capable of fueling a fleet of 65 heavy-duty trucks. It received $1.9 million in provincial Low Carbon Fuel…

FLO Components gets Lincoln’s top distributor honor

FLO Components last week received the SKF Lubrication Management, Lincoln Distinguished Distributor Award for 2020. The award is presented annually for outstanding sales performance to one or two distributors in…

How artificial intelligence and machine learning are benefiting fleets

“Artificial intelligence” and “machine learning” are popular buzzwords, but when used effectively can deliver tangible benefits to fleets. Trimble examined the subject during its virtual in.sight user conference this week,…

Vnomics appoints Palum as president

Vnomics, the provider of True Fuel, a fuel-saving technology that combines real-time driver coaching with insightful fuel efficiency data, Thursday announced the promotion of Lloyd Palum, vice-president of engineering and CTO,…

4 ways fleets can use data to improve performance

Data without context is just numbers, and many transportation companies are “drowning in data, but starving for insights.” Those were a couple revelations from Adrian Gonzalez, president of Adelante SCM,…

Saskatchewan leaning toward paper logs for trucks that remain in province

Federally regulated carriers will need to equip trucks with electronic logging devices (ELDs), but at least one jurisdiction doesn’t seem to be in any rush to require the technology in…

Schools call for delay in Ontario licence endorsement

A group that says it represents 30 truck training schools is pushing against Ontario’s timeline to introduce a licence restriction for drivers who take road tests using automated or automatic…

Blue Solutions finds a solid market for solid state batteries

The world is marching ever closer to an era of battery-electric commercial vehicles, and a business in Boucherville, Que. is showcasing the power to keep them on the move. Specifically,…

Autonomous vehicles still face legal, legislative hurdles

Advancing technology is bringing us ever closer to the vision of highly autonomous vehicles, but there are still related legislative and legal hurdles to overcome before such equipment is broadly…