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Rogers partners with Fleet Complete
Toronto, ON — Rogers Communications and Fleet Complete announced a strategic partnership to provide Canadian businesses with a full range of commercial fleet management and asset tracking solutions. This collaboration will deliver connected technologies, including vehicle and asset GPS tracking,…
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Fleet operators planning to increase tech investments in 2020: report
Oyster Bay, NY — Commercial fleet managers from SMB’s to large enterprise are seeking effective technology solutions to enhance their operations and bottom-line results through data-driven insights and reduced risks to their rapidly evolving business. ABI Research, a global tech…
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Global battery-powered electric fleet set to expand: ABI
Oyster Bay, NY — Government regulations, tax incentives, and improved price parity are leading to the increasing adoption of battery-powered electric commercial vehicles (BEV). Initial adopters range from municipal buses to refuse trucks, light-duty service vehicles, and terminal tractors. This…
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Matson adds BlackBerry Radar to its intermodal containers
Waterloo, ON and Concord, CA — BlackBerry Limited and Matson Logistics, a subsidiary of Matson, Inc. announced that the company has deployed BlackBerry Radar-M across its entire fleet of its domestic intermodal containers. The BlackBerry Radar asset monitoring solution will…
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Technology advancements pose challenge to fleet industry: survey
New York, NY — Emerging technology has continued to disrupt nearly every industry, and the transportation sector is no exception. Fleet managers expect major changes in the year ahead, as more than half (52 per cent) state that new technology…
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Mobile commercial fleet managament app now available in Canada
Miami, FL — Ryder System announced that RyderGyde is now available to its customers in Canada. RyderGyde, the free mobile application, which allows users to do everything from quickly rent a commercial truck from Ryder Rental location to schedule maintenance…
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Global commercial vehicle telematics to top US$29B by 2024
Oyster Bay, NY — Global commercial telematics system revenues will nearly double by 2024 to over US$29 Billion, with subscriptions to exceed 86 million in the same timeframe, according to ABI Research. Increasing opportunities in last-mile delivery led by e-commerce,…
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BlackBerry expands line-up of asset monitoring devices for fleets
Atlanta, GA — At the American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council Annual 2019 Meeting, the industry’s largest fleet-focused technical event, BlackBerry Limited launched BlackBerry Radar H2, a new intelligent, data-driven asset monitoring device that can help automate operations, improve…
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New program designed to help fleet owners fill empty backhauls
Maynard, MA — Kuebix, introduced FleetMAX, a program designed to fill the empty backhauls of private fleets and offer much needed truckload capacity to the marketplace. Fleet owners can now eliminate empty miles and generate additional profit by making backhaul…
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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…