Category: Trucking News

Rand McNally unveils new ELD solution

The DC 200, available this December, is designed for small- and medium-sized fleets looking to leverage existing Android devices to ELD compliance.

LAS VEGAS. Priced at $399.99 per unit, with a basic compliance plan starting at $24.99 per month, Rand McNally believes its developed a small “low cost” electronic logging device (ELD) package called the DC 200 mainly for small- to medium-sized fleets, though Ravi Kodavarti, the firm's director of product management, stressed that any size fleet can deploy it.

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Kenworth rolls out a variety of enhancements

Its “Advantage” configuration will become the standard powertrain package for the T680 model in 2017.

LAS VEGAS. Mike Dozier, general manager for Kenworth Truck Co., detailed a long list of enhancements and new offerings being introduced by the OEM this year and on into 2017 at the at the annual American Trucking Associations (ATA) conference.

First up: a new 52-in. mid-roof sleeper package for Kenworth T680 models in Advantage powertrain configurations, aimed at regional haul and LTL customers, that should help deliver up to a 6% improvement in fuel economy.

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