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....

PeopleNet, Par LMS form
technology partnership

PeopleNet has partnered with PAR Logistics Management Systems Corp (Par LMS), a provider of refrigerated and non-refrigerated trailer management technology....

Safety Vision collaborates
with PressurePro, Rice Lake
to offer integrated system

Safety Vision, a provider of mobile video systems; Advantage PressurePro, provider of tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS); and Rice Lake Weighing Systems have integrated their technologies to provide a system resulting in tangible return on investment (ROI) for fleets through fuel savings, extended tire life, reduced downtime, and improved driver performance....

Vocollect light-duty voice system
can improve warehouse workflow

Vocollect Inc’s new light-duty wearable voice system provides voice-only, voice-directed workflow capabilities for use in distribution centers (DCs) and warehouse operations seeking to improve productivity and accuracy in selection, cycle-counting, and other workflows....

BRR Logistics implements
Robocom R-Voice system

Robocom Systems International announced that third-party logistics provider BRR Logistics Inc has successfully implemented voice picking using Robocom’s R-Voice system....

Sea Star Line, Mark-It
alliance enables 24/7
visibility of reefer fleet

Sea Star Line has established a strategic alliance with Mark-It Services to outfit its refrigerated systems with both Global Positioning (GPS) and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) systems....

SkyBitz announces formation
of Government Solutions group

SkyBitz has announced development of the Government Solutions group. The company provides remote asset management systems based on advanced technology from Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) ...

C R England purchases
TMW software systems

C R England, the Salt Lake City UT-based refrigerated truckload carrier, has purchased TMWSuite and TMT Fleet Maintenance from TMW Systems of Cleveland OH for use in its five asset-based operating divisions....

Alcoa Wheels launches
CalcuLighter Version 2.0

Alcoa Wheels has launched Version 2.0 of its CalcuLighter, the online tool designed to provide commercial vehicle fleet managers and owner-operators detailed information they need when making wheel-buying decisions to lower operating costs, improve productivity, and reduce greenhouse gases...