Transport Topics Publishing Group has announced the launch of Truck Fleet Management, a magazine and website focused on the ownership and operation of vocational, public, utility and other diversified commercial fleets. Formerly known as ...
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Italian automobile manufacturer Fiat SpA will acquire full control of Chrysler Group LLC in a deal worth a combined $4.35 billion, Bloomberg News reported. Fiat, which already holds 58.5% of Chrysler, will [delete word pay] acquire the ...
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The Detroit Three automakers posted sales gains during 2013, even as sales waned toward the year's end. For the year, General Motors Co. saw sales rise 7% to 2.8 million vehicles, even as December fleet sales declined 9% and retail sales ...
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Ancra Canada has named Mike Comstock western Canada regional sales manager for its cargo systems division products. Comstock brings more than 20 years of industry experience in the heavy-duty transportation industry at the fleet ...
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The Hertz Corporation (NYSE:HTZ) has announced that Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (hertzequip.com) has relocated its Williston, North Dakota operations to a brand new, state-of-the-art facility that includes a 12,720 square foot ...
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Telstra has begun offering business customers GPS tracking and management for fleets across Australia. Telstra has teamed with fleet management provider Securatrak to provide in-vehicle monitoring and GPS tracking designed to suit ...
Few fleet managers will be surprised to learn that a modern lift truck can collect data about every facet of its operation, well beyond the simple hour meter. Many are familiar with the concept that microprocessors onboard even the most ...
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Many of Australia's and the world's best known logistics, manufacturing and distribution companies are taking advantage of the latest hosted software solutions as a means of gaining greater efficiencies in areas as diverse as accounting, ...
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In an effort to provide customers further flexibility and capabilities for managing their forklift fleet and operators, Crown Equipment Corporation, one of the world's largest material handling companies, has announced its Crown InfoLink ...
Navistar has announced an open architecture remote diagnostics program that works with a fleets' existing telematics provider and covers all makes of vehicles. The OnCommand Connection program was demonstrated during the American Trucking ...
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Reports that petrol tankers may be breaching vehicle standards requirements following a tanker explosion in New South Wales is a wake-up call to all managers of delivery fleets regarding vehicle maintenance, according to a fleet management ...
Transportation Media and Dan Goodwill & Associates hosted the 2013 Surface Transportation Summit today in Mississauga, Ontario, featuring leading carrier, shipper and economist presentations. In a session on Dedicated Transportation, and ...
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PeopleNet has partnered with SafeKey, to provide what it says is the first system from an industry technology provider to offer asset protection and driver well-being monitoring. The new offering is based on a key fob that includes a ...
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Ryder System, a provider of transportation and supply chain management solutions, has secured a new four-year contract form the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to provide its White Fleet in Germany. As part of the new EUR30m contract, Ryder ...
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Last Friday, Qualcomm Inc. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell Omnitracs to Vista Equity Partners to the tune of $800 million in cash. It's a big price tag for a telematics solution and, if anything, signals that ...
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