MAT Holdings, Inc. announced the launch of the enhanced Bendix brand Stop by Bendix product line, which offers complete all-makes, all-models automotive brake product coverage.
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Dubbed the FUSOComplete Program, it offers customers a Fuso FE160 Series truck with 15,995-lb. GVWR and 10,490-lb. estimated body/payload, through either a 36- or 48-month lease, or a direct, no-down-payment purchase with 36- or 48-month financing terms.
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The Blockchain in Trucking Alliance is a new group of transportation partners aimed at advancing the adoption of blockchain technology by trucking.
The organization, launched by Craig Fuller, chief executive officer and managing director of TransRisk, is dedicated to promoting and educating the industry on blockchain.
Blockchain is a technological development that delivers self-executing transactions that can liberate accounting systems and create transparency for all parties involved, according to BiTA.
BiTA will focus on three missions related to blockchain: developing common standards, educating the market on blockchain applications, and encouraging its use in the trucking industry.
With Blockchain-capable transactions, the trucking industry could gain several benefits, such as immediate payments to drivers upon delivery, self-directing fuel and maintenance payments, complete automated settlements, and infinite recording of carrier history and safety, according to BiTA.
Founding partners of the alliance include organizations such as McLeod Software, Triumph Business Capital, U.S. Xpress, Convoy, 10-4 Systems, Fleet Complete, and TransRisk, among others.
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">GPS navigation firm Magellan has announced it has self-certified its electronic logging device hours-of-service tracking solution in accordance with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration guidelines.
By self-certifying and registering an ELD solution with FMCSA, the company is confirming that it will comply with the upcoming ELD mandate by the deadline on Dec. 18, 2017.
“We put our HOS solution through rigorous testing as outlined in the FMCSA's ELD Final Rule, and are happy to announce the Magellan HOS solution has been found compliant and registered on the FMCSA website,” said Mark Perini, vice president of fleet business for Magellan.
Magellan's HOS/ELD solution offers automated logging tools, reports, and alerts to keep drivers on time and in compliance. An HOS management web portal allows for HOS, DVIR, and IFTA reports, while on-device data transfer and co-driver support can help roadside inspections run more smoothly and efficiently.
This is available alongside Magellan's commercial fleet navigation software with truck-specific map data and industry-leading routing engine, to provide a safety-focused navigation experience to all truck carriers.
The HOS solution is available on Magellan's fleet navigators-- rugged devices that are dust-proof, highly water resistant, and both shake- and drop-resistant. The solution is also available for select Samsung devices such as the Tab E, Note 5, S7, and S8.
Related: ELD Certification - What Does it Really Mean?
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Truck-Lite has released product for the Road Ready trailer monitoring and communication designed for trailer telematics.
The Road Ready system can create a “smart” trailer through the solar-powered Master Control Unit. The MCU features a military grade solar panel and 10-year, quick-charging battery. It monitors and transmits data from the customizable Road Ready sensors through a user interface, all without requiring power from a tractor.
"What sets Road Ready apart from any other system is its ability to monitor all trailer components while being untethered," said Rob Richard, vice president and general manager of Road Ready. "Installation is quick, with no holes to drill or wires to run, and fleets can determine whether a trailer is ready for dispatch without needing to hook it to a power unit - saving valuable time and, ultimately, money."
The Road Ready system offers a variety of wireless, peel-and-stick sensors that communicate with the MCU, relaying data regarding tire pressure; LED light-out detection; antilock brake systems; unauthorized door openings; cargo fill/movement detection; cargo temperature; trailer arrival and departure notifications; and GPS with different MCU reporting capabilities such as geo-fencing, motion sensing, panic or scheduled reporting, and Hypertracking.
In addition to reporting up-to-the-minute alerts from crucial areas of road-readiness, the Road Ready system can improve an organization's efficiency by expediting the pre-trip inspection process. Road Ready communicates key data points to the dashboard, even when a trailer is sitting in a yard. As a result, fleets can confidently dispatch trailers they know to be free of issues, ensuring driver safety and more uptime while avoiding costly CSA violations.
Event-based data is reported in real time to a desktop dashboard from a completely untethered control unit. With several available sensor options, the Road Ready system can be customized for any fleet solution, according to Truck-Lite - even those with alternative trailer ...Read the rest of this story
Rig drifts out of its lane and heads toward a concrete barrier. Driver might have passed out from a "medical emergency." Images: Tom Berg, from TV newscasts
'>Rig drifts out of its lane and heads toward a concrete barrier. Driver might have passed out from a "medical emergency." Images: Tom Berg, from TV newscasts
'>It was such a spectacular wreck it made all three of the major networks' evening newscasts: That semi plowing into a concrete barrier in Kansas City, Kansas, on Wednesday, tearing apart the tractor whose fuel ignited shortly after impact.
Incredibly, the driver suffered only minor injuries. He and his dog were pulled from the wreckage by motorists. Authorities think he may have suffered a “medical emergency” and perhaps passed out, which is why he veered out of the travel lane.
CBS and NBC carried video from a surveillance camera that shows the rig drifting off the outside lane and hitting the massive concrete structure. Footage shot from the ground shows the tractor, twisted nearly 90 degrees and its hood missing, with a stream of fire engulfing much of the tractor's rear.
ABC News' anchor, David Muir, called it a “tanker explosion” as he read the introduction to the video, but the trailer was an empty lowboy. Why did he, or whoever wrote the script, think it was a tanker? No doubt because of the fire, evidently fed by diesel fuel from one or more of the tractor's saddle tanks. You can see fuel spewing upward in a yellow cloud as the tractor hits the concrete.
Saddle tanks will burst in impacts, and are often torn open if a truck just runs off a road and into a ditch. The result of ditching is an expensive hazmat cleanup, if not a fire.
Why aren't fuel tanks made to survive at least the ditch accidents? Because they'd be more expensive and weigh more, and this is something rarely discussed at industry meetings. When I ask fleet managers ...Read the rest of this story
