telematics
Vigillo acquired by SambaSafety
PORTLAND, OR - SambaSafety, which specializes in managing driver risks, has acquired Vigillo, a company that provides real-time data to analyze driver and carrier performance. "We are excited to add Vigillo to the growing number of companies that make up SambaSafety as we continue to define driver risk management by adding to an already robust platform. Our regulated customers will benefit by utilizing a single risk identification and mitigation dashboard combining both Motor Vehicle Record data and CSA (Compliance, Safety, Accountability) data," says Richard Crawford, chief executive officer of SambaSafety.
ELDs, cost controls top carrier and shipper agenda
TORONTO, ON - Telematics are increasingly being used to control costs, but shippers and carriers who spoke at the recent Surface Transportation Summit are recognizing that more challenges are on the horizon - especially when it comes to pending mandates for Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs).
IN PRINT — ELDs Part 3: Inside the Black Boxes
If you're prone to anxiety when facing a wide variety of choice, such as when you're buying a pair of shoes or a candy bar, consider asking someone else in the fleet to spec' an Electronic Logging Device (ELD). There are more than 25 suppliers in the space now; by this time next year that number is expected to swell fourfold.
Made to Measure: Advances in telematics
TORONTO, ON -- There was a time that trucks essentially disappeared into a black hole between fleet gates and customer loading docks. Nobody really knew where equipment was at any given point in time. The only person who knew a fault light was shining on the dash was the driver. Telemetry and telematics changed this dramatically, capturing and streaming data for drivers, vehicles, and operations teams alike.
Teletrac, MeLeod Software Extend Partnership
GARDEN GROVE, CA - A telematics provider and a trucking software company have extended their partnership into a new realm. By connecting the Teletrac Fleet Director Hours of Service (HOS) platform with McLeod Software's LoadMaster, which manages transportation dispatching and accounting, fleet managers can quickly review drivers' HOS statuses and create U.S.-compliant loads assignments, according to an announcement.
Telematics Providers Merging in $85 Million Deal
TORONTO and VANCOUVER - Two Canadian based telematics providers have reached an agreement to merge, creating a company with more than 150,000 subscribers across Canada and the U.S. BSM Technologies Inc. a provider of remote monitoring, fleet management, and fleet diagnostics systems; and Webtech Wireless Inc., which provides GPS fleet management systems, said on Thursday they have entered into a definitive agreement creating a company worth $85 million. The deal, which has been approved by both company's board of directors, calls for BSM to acquire all of the outstanding Webtech common shares.
