OTA weighs in on Ottawa tension between trucks, bikes
OTTAWA, ON — Tensions have risen between cyclists and the trucking community in Montreal and Ottawa, following the recent deaths of two cyclists struck by dump trucks. ...Read the rest of this storyChevin, CalAmp Partner for Integrated Telematics Data
Chevin Fleet Solutions has adopted CalAmp's telematics services for its fleet asset management software. The solution, named FleetWave Connect, will enable Chevin's U.S.-based fleet management customers to see integrated telematics information including odometer, fuel, and engine diagnostics to better schedule, manage, and perform maintenance on their fleet assets.
“Fleet managers need more timely and accurate data to shed light on where their equipment is operating and how it's being used,” said Ron Katz, North American senior vice president for Chevin Fleet Solutions. “Integration with CalAmp's Telematics Cloud provides a cost-effective way for our clients to view critical and actionable performance data within Chevin's fleet management software.”
CalAmp will provide these components of the FleetWave Connect solution: CalAmp Telematics Cloud; LMU-3000 Series with OBD II Interface, which provides access to vehicle diagnostic data, tracking vehicle speed, and location, certain driving behaviors, and pre- and post-impact data; and LMU-4200 Series Enterprise-Grade Fleet Management Gateway, which provides flexible, expandable support for a broad range of connection options for vehicles.
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...Read the rest of this storyUPS driver shares tips after 25 years collision-free
VAUGHAN, ON — Along with a big smile, Rohan Stephens has a big number 25 patch on his new khaki UPS blazer. It marks the number of years he has driven the courier service's famous brown trucks without a single collision. Stephens was presented with the UPS Circle of Honor blazer Wednesday alongside 17 other Ontario recipients. Canada, by year's end, will have 132 UPS inductees within the Circle of Honor, part of some 8,000 UPS drivers worldwide to claim the 25-year safe driving milestone. ...Read the rest of this storyPacLease bolsters fuel program with Comdata
PacLease has partnered with Comdata to re-invent its fuel card to offer lower fueling costs to its customers, the company announced.
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