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Productsby StaffAugust 14, 2012

4-State Trucks Partners With ALTTEC For Exclusive U.S. Distribution

4-State Trucks in Joplin, Mo., announced an exclusive partnership with ALTTEC to distribute a new line of big rig diesel fuel tanks in the United States

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Productsby Jim BeachAugust 13, 2012

Xata Changes Name, Moves to Mobile Platform

Xata Corp. announced it is changing its name to XRS Corp. The company also announced a new all-mobile platform for its fleet management and compliance software solutions. The announcements came at the opening session of the company's Xata User Event (XUE) in Minneapolis Monday

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Productsby Greg Basich, ContributorAugust 10, 2012

Ford Says All-New Transit to Offer Rear-Wheel Drive, Provides Details on Future of E-Series

Late last year, Ford announced it plans to begin production of its all-new Transit commercial van (not to be confused with the smaller Transit Connect) in 2013. We recently spoke with Mike Levine, Ford's truck communications manager, to get more details about the van

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Productsby Tom BergAugust 10, 2012

Thermo King Invested Much Toil and Treasure in 2013 Reefer Products, Execs Say

CORRECTED -- Thermo King's new Precedent series of transport refrigeration units that will meet federal exhaust emissions limits for 2013 represent three years' work by hundreds of employees here and overseas, and cost more than $60 million, the biggest such investment in the company's history, its president said during a press briefing yesterday

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Productsby StaffAugust 9, 2012

Cadec Partners with Digital Fuel Solutions

Cadec Global announced a partnership with Digital Fuel Solutions that provides a web-based management tool designed to optimize the entire fuel delivery process at every level of operations

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Fuel Smartsby Deborah LockridgeAugust 9, 2012

Natural Gas: What Fleets Need to Know, Part 1

In 2011, the use of natural gas as a vehicle fuel rose 7.1% year over year and 38% from 2006, federal data show. It more than doubled during the past decade, to 38.85 million cubic feet in 2011

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Productsby StaffAugust 9, 2012

Virtual Tech App Improves Reefer Unit Uptime, Carrier Says

Virtual Tech, a comprehensive diagnostic application that continually monitors trailer refrigeration unit operation to help avert potential system problems, is now part of Carrier Transicold's APX control system, the company announced

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Productsby Jim BeachAugust 8, 2012

PeopleNet Introduces Fleet Management App for iPad

Fleet managers can get critical event alerts sent directly to their iPad with a new app introduced this week at the PeopleNet user conference in Boca Raton, Fla

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Productsby StaffAugust 8, 2012

TMW Provides Integration with FleetLocate Tracking

TMW Systems teamed up with Spireon to give trucking companies detailed information on trailer location, capacity and operations

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Productsby StaffAugust 8, 2012

Thermo King Announcing Products, Enhancements to Meet 2013 Emissions Regs

Thermo King is launching a new trailer temperature control platform that claims double-digit fuel savings, high performance and low life cycle costs, while complying with upcoming exhaust-emissions regulations for refrigeration units

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