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Business

Cobra launches new high-def nav units

New GPS nav units from Cobra Electronics feature high-def screens, free lifetimes updates, live and predictive traffic, and more.

March 21, 2013

Channel 19

Giving snail mail some digital legs

Two services marketed directly to owner-operators — Equinox Mailbox and Cyber Drop Box — offer the ability for drivers to receive postal mail digitally while on the road.

January 26, 2013

Overdrive Extra

Magellan GPS packs tons of functions into easy-to-use unit

Editor tests Magellan commercial truck GPS unit. Finds its ease of use to be among top features.

December 18, 2012

Channel 19

New mobile scanning integration from Prophesy / Drive Axle

The Drive Axle app allows you smartphone’s camera to be turned into a document scanner/creator — it’s newly integrated with Prophesy’s Trucking Management Software solutions.

December 10, 2012

Business

Computing the owner-operator business — Part 2

Part 2 of this series features explores the landscape for web-based models for trucking management software for small fleets and independents — and the mobile integration on the way.

September 21, 2012

Channel 19

Option for crowd-sourcing weigh-station status

New Scalechek app provides a directory and alerts for open/closed status of weigh stations across the U.S. and Canada.

August 31, 2012

Business

Xata now XRS, new platform

The new mobile-centric XRS platform of trucking software combines Xata Turnpike’s RouteTracker EOBR solution with reportedly robust business data management and analysis software.

August 13, 2012

Channel 19

New BigRoad app offers hours, nav, messaging

BigRoad’s driver/owner-operator smartphone app for Android offers log capability, messaging, navigation/maps and other functionality, such as the ability to send and receive documents from within the app.

August 4, 2012

Channel 19

New Android app provides IFTA assist

Owner-operators packing an Android-powered smartphone can use a new free tool to track fuel purchases and drive miles by state — right on your smartphone. The SimpleIFTA app makes doing so relatively easy, taking paper out of the process (click through the image to download if you’re reading on a smartphone, scan the QR below […]

June 9, 2012

Overdrive Extra

Want a chance to win free breakfast for life?

Denny’s restaurants’ 50-state-challenge kicks off with proprietary mobile applications for Android and iPhone — participants get a chance to win free breakfast for life.

June 5, 2012

Channel 19

New hotel-search iPhone app from Booking.com

Need a hotel last-minute on the road? The new free Booking.com Tonight app for the iPhone taps into the Booking.com website‘s global listings for more than 200,000 hotels and other accommodations and offers some built-in price discounts for many, the company says. The app’s geared toward last-minute bookings and thus may be particularly useful for drivers. Simple, […]

April 15, 2012

Channel 19

New iPhone app from Load Delivered Logistics 3PL

Carriers utilizing the Load Delivered Logistics provider for loads now have access to the company’s freight pool via an iPhone and iPad app that the company says provides not only the ability to view and bid on available freight but includes robust filtering tools. Carriers can search for shipments by using a variety of criteria, […]

February 9, 2012