Penray and Allied Oil & Tire Company have linked up to offer what they call a “one-stop shop” full range of testing, treatment, maintenance, and remediation services for diesel fuel storage tanks.
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Lytx has introduced the Unisyn platform, a video telematics platform that lets users see, understand and act on fleet and field operations safety and efficiency challenges.
The Unisyn platform features always-on access to up to seven days of cloud-connected video. Users can access, review and manage video from their fleets and field operations either in real-time or at a later date.
The Unisyn video telematics platform works in conjunction with Lytx's DriveCam video-based driver safety system. DriveCam and Unisyn are designed to complement each other, using DriveCam's exception-based video to help prevent collisions through programmatic coaching and Unisyn's always-on video to track, monitor and act on fleet and field operations.
The captured video and corresponding telematics data can be accessed from the cloud in real time or on demand from most cloud-connected devices, including iOS and Android mobile devices.
“For some fleets, safety may be balanced against operational efficiency and/or security priorities, which can be addressed through the ability to observe and track vehicles in all aspects of their day,” said Brandon Nixon, Lytx chairman and CEO. “In DriveCam, we're focusing on the driver, and with Unisyn our primary focus is the fleet operations.”
A combination of hardware and wireless network technology allows the Unisyn platform to integrate and synchronize high-definition video from one or more camera angles and options including:
Forward-facing to capture what's in front of the driverSide view to capture activity adjacent to the vehicleSide-mirror to capture activity both adjacent to and near the front of the vehicleRear view to capture activity behind the vehicleCargo interior to capture activity within the cargo holdDock/warehouse to validate activity in the presence of the vehicleInterior to capture situations of security concern within the vehicleWith this flexibility, each fleet can configure their own solution and tailor Unisyn to its own needs, according to Lytx. Organizations can start ...Read the rest of this story
It's certainly no secret that mobile technology is basically upending how we conduct almost every daily task in modern life – from how we work to how we communicate with one another, even how we shop and buy stuff.
[And it's not necessarily all for the better, as this story illustrates.]
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...Read the rest of this storyPlatooning is one of the steps toward autonomous trucking, but still requires drivers in all trucks, NACFE says.
">Platooning is one of the steps toward autonomous trucking, but still requires drivers in all trucks, NACFE says.
">Platooning – the electronic linking of trucks where a lead vehicle largely controls the one following -- would save about 4% in fuel compared to a pair of rigs running separately, says the latest “confidence” report from the North American Council on Freight Efficiency.
The money thus saved will pay back an investment for necessary equipment in one to two years, say estimates in “Two-Truck Platooning,” released Wednesday by NACFE.
"Two-truck platooning is showing real promise as a fuel-saving technology, even when considering the actual performance in real-world use,” said Mike Roeth, the organization's executive director, in a statement.
Fuel savings come from reduced air turbulence between the two tractor-trailers when they operate 40 to 50 feet apart, Roeth said. Reducing that distance should save more fuel, but would introduce operating complications, like reduced air flow to the second truck's radiator.
Testing shows that reduction in fuel use is 7% as the vehicles move at highway speeds, he explained. But probably one-quarter of the time they would not be operating as a platoon as they split up to pick up and deliver freight, stop for driver rest breaks, etc., during a trip. Taking out those times yields the 4% figure.
Payback estimates outlined in three scenarios set equipment costs at $1,050 and $2,800, with the higher figure including more equipment than the lower dollar amount. Installation cost of $200 was also factored in.
Equipment includes collision avoidance systems, adaptive cruise control, and in-cab cameras – all now available on the market, Roeth said. Vehicle-to-vehicle radios, the key element, are not yet available but should be soon as testing and perfecting progress.
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