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Volvo invests in wireless electric charging
Göteborg, Sweden — Volvo Group Venture Capital AB, a subsidiary of the Volvo Group, announced an investment in Momentum Dynamics Inc — a leading company in high power wireless charging of electric vehicles. Momentum Dynamics is a Philadelphia-based company developing…
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Andy launches Tristan Fleet Management
Montreal, QC— Andy, an asset-based transportation, logistics and warehousing group of companies, is proud to announce the official launch of its newest business venture: Tristan Fleet Management. The new company operates several heavy truck and trailer maintenance centers and provides…
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Cloud-bases network improves capacity utilization and lowers costs for shippers
Green Bay, WI — Lanehub, announced Backhaul Assist, which allows shippers that have private fleets or utilize dedicated contract carriers to market their available or anticipated capacity to other shippers. “From office space to automobiles, sharing and collaborating is becoming…
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Fleets not using telematics to full potential: survey
Glenview, IL — A survey of more than 2,400 fleet professionals has found that while technology adoption is at an all-time high with 77% using telematics for vehicle tracking, most fleets are only scratching the surface of technology’s potential. The research conducted…
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Adopting fuel-saving technologies help fleets save millions: NACFE report
New York, NY — The rate of adoption for fuel-saving technologies is up according to the North American Council for Freight Efficiency’s (NACFE) 2018 Annual Fuel Fleet Study. A s detailed in the full report, the 20 fleets that participated…
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Descartes acquires fleet tracking provider PinPoint
Waterloo, ON — Descartes Systems Group announced that it has acquired PinPoint, a leading provider of fleet tracking and mobile workforce solutions based in Canada. PinPoint helps its customers collect real-time location information on trucks and mobile workers using technology,…
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Finance and operations not on the same page when it comes to fleet management: survey
Fort Lauderdale, FL — A new survey shows there’s a significant lack of communication between U.S. fleet operations and finance departments within many organizations with a private fleet. The survey from Fleet Advantage, a leading innovator in truck fleet business…
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UPS Canada increases its alternative energy fleet
Mississauga, ON — UPS, in a move bringing the company closer toward plans to have 50 per cent of its Canadian fleet running on alternative fuels by the end of 2018, new compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles joined UPS Canada’s…
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Log hauling evolution at Western Forest Products
Vancouver, BC — Canada is the home and native land of Western Forest Products, the largest coastal timberlands operator and lumber producer in British Columbia. For years, the company, which has an annual available harvest greater than 6 million cubic…
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New president appointed for Canada Drayage
Woodbridge, ON — President and COO, of Consolidated Fastfrate, Manny Calandrino, announced that he has appointed industry veteran Kevin Hankinson as President of Canada Drayage Inc.(CDI). Mr. Hankinson has a 30 year history with the Fastfrate Group of Companies and…
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BlackBerry partners with Fleet Complete
Waterloo, ON — BlackBerry and Fleet Complete announced that they have entered into a reselling partnership that will expand Fleet Complete’s current fleet tracking and monitoring solution. According to the companies, the expanded solution enables better asset capacity management for…
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Omnitracs completes acquisition of Shaw Tracking
Dallas, TX — Omnitracs, LLC announced the completion of its acquisition of the assets of Shaw Tracking, a subsidiary of Shaw Communications Inc., a fleet management solutions provider in Canada. The terms were not disclosed. Further expanding Omnitracs’ customer base…