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18 Aug by Vitaliy Dadalyan

Great Dane Adds Nevada Service Provider to AdvantEdge Network

Silver State Truck & Trailer of Las Vegas, Nev., has signed on as an authorized service provider for Great Dane's AdvantEdge National Parts and Service program.

Silver State Truck & Trailer has a 10-acre yard, a 12-bay tractor service department and a five-bay trailer shop with two mobile trucks available for off-site services. Great Dane says Silver State uses the latest ABS scanning equipment to eliminate guesswork and improve equipment downtime.

“We are excited to have Silver State Truck & Trailer as an AdvantEdge service provider. The company's after-hours service capabilities and staff of fully-trained technicians make it an excellent addition to the AdvantEdge network,” said Randy Gosson, national account sales manager.

Great Dane's National Aftermarket Parts and Service program provides access to features to streamline the functions of parts and service centers, including ordering, pricing and invoicing. The AdvantEdge network consists of more than 115 parts and service locations in the U.S. and Canada, serving over 130 fleets.

For more information on Silver State Truck & Trailer, click here. Additional information about AdvantEdge is available here.

Related: Great Dane AdvantEdge Adds San Antonio Service Provider

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Remote telematics hacking studied at University of Michigan

If you have read any of the headline stories about the trio of researchers from the University of Michigan who successfully hacked into the J1939 databus of a 2006-model-year truck, you might now believe that it's discouragingly easy. While the researchers did manage to seize control of the truck's throttle and engine brake controls, they used a laptop computer connected directly to the truck's dataport (OBD port) to pull off their experiment.
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18 Aug by Vitaliy Dadalyan

SkyBitz Adds VP of Telematics Sales for Local Fleets

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Commercial Internet of Things telematics provider SkyBitz has hired Carolyn Rehling as its vice president of sales for the SkyBitz Local Fleets division.

Rehling will lead the company's growth within the expanding GPS fleet management market, and will be responsible for leading and building the SkyBitz Local Fleets sales team with a focus on delivering on SkyBitz's commitment to provide innovative, cost saving solutions and outstanding customer service, the company announced.

Rehling brings more than 20 years of executive sales experience to SkyBitz. She comes from First Data Corporation where she led the company's largest revenue sharing alliance and partnership with SunTrust Bank. Prior to that, she held the role of vice president of Sprint Business for over 17 years at Sprint Nextel, Inc.

SkyBitz is completing the integration of three major acquisitions under one flagship brand. SkyBitz now has four divisions, including Enterprise Fleets, Local Fleets, Tank Monitoring and Petroleum Logistics.

SkyBitz Local Fleets is the combination of the GPS North America and Reltima acquisitions. Local Fleets offers cost effective solutions for GPS fleet tracking and performance optimization aimed at sales, service and delivery fleets. SkyBitz Enterprise Fleets will continue to provide information management solutions for large unpowered mobile assets such as class 8 trailers, intermodal containers, and tanks.

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