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News round-up, May 11: CDC issues trucker-specific guidance for COVID-19
CDC issued new guidance to help protect truckers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Users of the Geotab telematics platform are now able to integrate PrePassâ Motion app within Geotabâs service. The American Truck Historical Society is still accepting entrants for its first-ever virtual truck show through Friday, May 15.
May 11, 2020
Business
News roundup, Jan. 16: Senators call for more truck info on phone GPS apps; new standard coating from suspension maker; on-truck vid system integrates third-party telematics
Three senators from the Northeast called on tech companies to add more truck-specific info to GPS apps. Bendix adds Geotab as an integral telematics partner in on-highway âSafetyDirectâ vid system. Reyco Granningâs phasing in new coating in suspension products to improve corrosion resistance, as well as resist chipping, scratching and gravel damage.
January 16, 2020
Business
News roundup, Dec. 30: Drivers will be drug tested at a random rate of 50% in 2020, routing software integrates ELD data, new KW dealer
FMCSA will double the random drug-testing rate in 2020 after a rise in positive test results, based on sampling, to 1% industry-wide. Paragonâs route-optimization software now capable of integrating Geotab ELD data. And the skinny on Rihm Kenworthâs new Mankato, Minn. facility.
December 30, 2019
Business
News roundup, Nov. 15: Uber Freight subsidizing ELD purchase with ELD data share, U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree begins cross-country journey, new Pilot opens in West Texas
A Kenworth W990 began its cross-country journey recently hauling the 60-foot Blue Spruce U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree from New Mexico to Washington, D.C. A new Pilot Travel Center is open in Andrews, Texas.
November 15, 2019
Business
News roundup, Nov. 6: Drivewyze adds bypass at 10 Oregon stations, trucking jobs numbers reverse course
Truck fleets and operators using Drivewyze PreClear weigh station bypass service will now receive bypasses at 10 locations in Oregon; DOLâs October jobs report shows trucking added 1,300 jobs, an uptick following three months of declines; Donaldson wireless air-filter monitor to be integrated into ELD provider Geotabâs platform.
November 6, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
Goodbye, AOBRD: Shifting loyalties, yard moves and other challenges
Considering options with any ELD provider when making an upgrade from AOBRD technology can involve much more than just the basic differences between regulatory requirements of AOBRDs and ELDs â many devices come with a host of ancillary functions. Also: More on yard moves, edits and other new challenges.
September 23, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
When ELD data sharing provides too much insight
The possession and use of massive amounts of data can change traditional balances of power in rates, negotiations and direct contracts. Thereâs potential for carriersâ information to be used against them, should brokers or shippers be able to establish the carriersâ operational patterns, among other drawbacks fueling some semblance of backlash.
June 27, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
Hopes and hazards in using ELD data: Detention reduction
With wells of data at their fingertips, ELD providers are beefing up offerings to their customers, with potential to reduce wasted time and improve load choices. However, the privacy tradeoffs can cut into an operatorâs competitive edge.
June 24, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
ELD data handling: âPrivacy is paramount,â but practices vary
An ELD provider thatâs committed to integrity, some industry watchers suggest, will make obvious to potential customers any secondary or outside use of their data thatâs granted through the service agreement. Likewise, the company would give customers a conspicuously simple way to opt out of unnecessary data sharing.
June 5, 2019
Overdrive Extra
Peeking into the Pandoraâs box of trucking technology
Are ELDs secure? Learn more about what's being done to help keep trucks secure as trucking technology continues to evolve and impact the industry.
June 21, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
Ryder partners with Geotab for rental-truck ELDs
With the launch of the ELD platform, Ryder is also offering rental customers to ability to choose between Ryderâs solution or their own portable ELD equipment.
November 15, 2017
Business
Guardian camera system/Geotab integration
The Guardian system by Seeing Machines, which combines road- and driver-facing cameras with processing power to detect signs of fatigue and/or distraction, is now available as an add-in on telematics/ELD provider Geotabâs marketplace for third-party tools.
October 17, 2017
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