New Products and Services: Trucking
TRNet Express
Pitt Ohio has improved its less-than-truckload (LTL) service to the West Coast with the introduction of TRNet Express.
CEVA Logistics Asia-Pacific LTL service
CEVA Logistics has added a less-than-truckload (LTL) service to its existing cross-border roadfreight offering in the Asia-Pacific region.
Electric delivery vehicles
Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. (FCCC) and Enova, a developer of hybrid-electric and all-electric drive systems and components, have launched a program to make electric vehicles more accessible to fleets.
Reefer temperature displays
Truckers now have an easy way to keep track of the refrigerated loads they pull with Carrier Transicold's Dual-View Temperature Display.
Container refrigeration
Daikin Reefer has unveiled new container refrigeration technology that meets carrier and shipper demands for low energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, while providing precise cooling performance for chilled and frozen cargoes.
CoPilot Truck Optimized by Qualcomm
ALK Technologies Inc. has unveiled its CoPilot Truck Optimized by Qualcomm navigation solution.
Zonar and TMW fleet maintenance system integration
Zonar and TMW Systems have integrated their fleet maintenance products to provide maintenance
facilities a more automated vehicle maintenance process from data collection to service repair.
Dispatch Smoothing feature for transportation routing software
Paragon Software Systems has introduced a special Dispatch Smoothing feature to its
transportation routing software.
Flex-to-Green lease program
Ryder System, a provider of commercial transportation and supply chain management solutions, has
launched a new Flex-to-Green lease program.
MinStar Double-deck Trailer System
MinStar Transport, a dry van carrier, has launched its new Double Deck Trailer System.
Vigillo Carrier Select software
Vigillo Carrier Select software allows freight brokers, shippers, and insurance providers to use
real-time data to analyze motor carrier performance and make more informed choices.
Vigillo Inspection Management System
Vigillo, creators of data mining software products for fleet safety information, has released its
new inspection management system (IMS).
Fleet driver safety solution
Fleet driver safety solution
According to the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, texting or typing on a phone while
driving increases the risk of crashing up to 23 times.
X-Duty Trailer
The X-Duty Trailer from Nussbaum allows shippers to put fewer trucks on the road and eliminate
deadhead miles.
K-Line's Tire Runout Gauge
With tires are contributing an increasingly larger share of vehicle life cycle costs for
trucking fleets, many companies are looking for ways to mitigate the impact of escalating prices.
K-Line Industries introduces a simple-to-use, economical Tire Runout Gauge that measures both
radial and lateral tire runout conditions.
Amsoil 0E 15W-40 Synthetic Diesel Oil
Amsoil Inc. has introduces Amsoil OE 15W-40 Synthetic Diesel Oil. This synthetic diesel oil is a
low-sulfated ash formation that meets the requirements for low-emission quality diesel oil, while
offering protection under the most severe operating conditions.
Michelin XZA3+ Evertread steer tire
Trucking fleets and owner-operators who want more miles out of their steer tires while still
saving fuel can now take advantage of the new Michelin XZA3+ Evertread steer tire.
CEVA Logistics Saturday Night Expedite service
CEVA Logistics has added a Saturday Night Expedite service to its Consolidated Border
Truck (CBT) program.
Doran 360 tire pressure monitoring systems
Doran has entered into a collaborative project with PeopleNet to integrate an in-cab monitoring of tire pressure with off-truck communication and fleet management capabilities.
APX control system for reefer units
The new APX control system from Carrier Transicold improves the operation of transport refrigeration units (TRU) by providing distributed electronics for better reliability, a bigger and brighter display with simplified user interface, greater memory, and an expanded range of applications for unit customization.
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