Author: Vitaliy Dadalyan

ThermoTrack Monitors Tanker Temperature and Location

Anytrek Corporation has released the ThermoTrack online digital tanker thermometer and GPS tracker that provides hourly updates on road tanker temperatures and location using a 4G/LTE connection.

Designed to be a screw in replacement existing analog tanker thermometers, ThermoTrack can save time by not requiring frequent stops to check and record cargo temperatures and recalibrate the thermometer. ThermoTrack is self-contained and requires no modifications to the tanker and can run on its internal batteries for up to 12 months, reporting every 60 minutes to Anytrek's secure, cloud-based servers over the wireless connection.

For redundancy and security, 12 months' worth of rolling data is saved in the internal flash memory as a double secured data backup. Real-time battery levels are displayed on the portal and low battery warnings will be sent as a mobile alert and also appear on the web portal. ThermoTrack has been designed to meet the new FDA requirements.

The web portal and smartphone apps provide the ability to view real-time location, routing, and temperature data and provides a verifiable record of the cargoes condition throughout the entire trip.

“We talk to many large trucking firms and specifically we try to understand what their pain points are that currently are not being resolved,” said Larry Stocker, channel director for ThermoTrack. “At Anytrek we have the complete design, development and prototyping resources in-house which allows us to be proactive in coming up with solutions to meet these needs.”

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Biketoberfest limits trucks to fuel-and-go

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Thousands of motorcyclists are converging on the Daytona Beach/Ormond Beach area this weekend, Oct. 19-22, for Biketoberfest. So Love's truck stop in the area is limiting truck access.

Daytona Harley Davidson (DHD), next door to Love's Travel Stop in Ormond Beach, is a major participant of the annual motorcycle event and rally. DHD's involvement causes unusually high traffic volume in and around the area, and Love's can only allow trucks to fuel-and-go.

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From mechanical to smart devices: Trucking’s one-way street

Eaton-Cummins joint venture's new Endurant automated transmission follows industry's biggest trend MARSHALL, MI. The all-new flagship heavy duty transmission that's come from Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies, the Endurant, is "like what you're seeing across our industry — mechanical devices are all becoming smart devices." And in more ways than one, that transition in trucking to smart, connected devices that once upon a time were mechanical things is a one-way, no-turning-back proposition.

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Omnitracs, Samsung deliver ELD solution to trucking

The joint solution enables fleet owners and managers to improve safety, productivity and data security from a Samsung mobile device, the companies note.

Omnitracs announced a partnership with Samsung Electronics America Inc. to help the transportation industry address the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) electronic logging device (ELD) mandate. The partnership drives the creation of a fully-integrated joint solution, combining Samsung mobile devices (smartphones and tablets) and security solutions with Omnitracs' XRS fleet management software for U.S.-based fleets.

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Motiv to power all-electric L.A. garbage trucks

Zero-emission trucks to have enough power for a full day of residential garbage and recycling routes.

Coming off a recent announcement on California's first all-electric refuse vehicle (ERV) heading to Sacramento, Motiv Power Systems' is deploying two zero-emission refuse trucks to the City of Los Angeles.

As a continuation of a demonstration project funded by the California Energy Commission, these Class-8 ERVs use the Motiv All-Electric Powertrain to drive a Crane Carrier chassis, with an automated side-loader body built by Amrep.

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