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Brake Safety Week Set for Sept. 16-22

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has announced that this year’s Brake Safety Week inspection event is set for Sept. 16-22.

ALK Technologies and LLamasoft Announce Strategic Alliance

ALK Technologies, developers of PC*Miler Solutions, and LLamasoft, provider of supply chain network design software, announced an alliance aimed at providing enhanced supply chain network design and analysis solutions

ALK, Qualcomm Offer Combined Security Solution

ALK Technologies and Qualcomm have joined forces to expand their offerings amidst a growing concern for the safety and security of commercial vehicles, drivers and their cargo

E-Commerce Could Shave 5.5 Percent of Cost From Each New Truck

A European e-commerce consulting firm claims that if the North American truck industry adds an eBusiness program to its existing infrastructure, the industry could save up to $1.5 billion in five years

Cummins, Bosch, and KPIT to Launch Open Telematics Portal

Cummins, Bosch, and KPIT are teaming up with Eclipse CANought on a new open-source project for commercial vehicle telematics.

FourKites Receives $13 Million To Expand and Improve Platform

Asset tracking software provider FourKites announced that it has raised $13 million in Series A funding led by Bain Capital Ventures, bringing total funding for the two-year-old company to $16.5 million.

EIS Packs Mobilecom Power Into Fleet Phones

Enterprise Information Solutions Inc., which calls itself EIS, has developed and deployed a mobile phone-based solution to help Sodrel Truck Lines fulfill its contract to haul U.S. mail

Fleet Map Display Solution Introduced

The trucking industry is being introduced to a map display solution that runs on virtually any operating system