Truck engine problem
rates in 2010 accelerate,
J D Power study reveals

After two rounds of revisions in emissions standards since 2004, problem rates for heavy-duty truck engines in 2010 are nearly twice as high, on average, as rates for engines manufactured prior to these emission changes, according to the J D Power and Associates 2010 US Heavy-Duty Truck Engine and Transmission Study released recently....

Blackberry app connects
truckers with Michelin

Michelin Americas Truck Tires (MATT) is rolling out a mobile dealer-locator application for Blackberry smart phones used in the United States and Canada....

Hill Brothers Transportation
adopts MVASIST by Decisiv

Decisiv Inc announced that Hill Brothers Transportation has adopted MVASIST, the service management platform in use at Volvo Trucks North America dealer locations....

Food Perform improves delivery,
sharpens supply chain visibility

Software provider Airclic has launched Food Perform, an SaaS-based product for improved delivery and payment processing in the food distribution industry....

Delhaize Group upgrades
its fleet management
with XATA Corp tools

XATA Corporation (NASDAQ: XATA) announced that Delhaize Group is leveraging XATANET across its Food Lion, Hannaford, and Sweetbay Banners to maximize its fleet performance with one common technology platform....

TIMTC to facilitate
session at TMC meeting

The Trucking Industry Mobility and Technology Coalition (TIMTC) will facilitate a Truck IntelliDrive and Smart Roadside session at the Technology and Maintenance Council (TMC) 2010 fall meeting September 22 in Raleigh NC...

TransCore Canadian
Freight Index increases

TransCore’s Canadian Freight Index showed a 53% increase year-over-year. After registering continuous increases from January to June 2010, with June the highest recorded freight volume since June 2008, July 2010 freight volume dipped slightly by 19% compared with the previous month...

Trusted Truck initiative
sets standards for WRIs

A multi-year research partnership sponsored by the National Transportation Research Center Inc—with Volvo Trucks North America, Volvo Technology North America, and the University of Tennessee as partners—reveals an effective model for implementing wireless roadside inspections (WRIs) to improve transport efficiency and increase highway safety and security...

Carriers more often using
load boards earn higher
revenue per truck: survey

Based on a recent survey of more than 500 carriers, TransCore’s 2010 Carrier Benchmark Survey found that carriers using load boards for more than 40% of their loads earned $800 more per truck every month than carriers that used load boards less frequently....

Alanco refocuses
on StarTrak business

Alanco Technologies Inc has announced strategic initiatives to support its refocus on its StarTrak Systems wireless asset management business, after completion of its asset divestiture program August 18, 2010....