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Fox News Boston reports that many Boston-area trucking companies are scoring poorly on FMCSA vehicle and driver safety ratings. In their recent segment, Dangerous Trucks on Mass Roads, the most common violations were poor brakes on vehicles and driver HOS violations. Scores were based on the FMCSA SafeStat scoring system. In Mass, “Commercial trucks were involved in 2,310 crashes in 2008 alone -- accidents that resulted in 20 deaths.” These results underscore the need for EOBR requirements in... Read Full Story

Cadec announced today that it has partnered with Velociti Inc . to offer a new, nationwide field service and support program to its customers. Called Cadec Express Service, the new program provides a comprehensive nationwide installation, field service, support and repair solution for Cadec’s North American trucking fleet customer base. Velociti specializes in mobile device installation and service for trucking fleets. Long considered leaders in transportation technology, Velociti has been... Read Full Story

Cadec customers Ben E Keith Foods and AGAR Supply were recently honored by the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association (IFMA) for distributor leadership and overall excellence within the foodservice industry. “Ben E. Keith Foods was honored with the IFMA Excellence in Distribution Award.” “AGAR Supply Company, Inc. was named the winner of the IFMA Distributor Sales & Marketing Performance Award.” The full article can be found here: http://www.ifdaonline.org/webarticles/anmviewer... Read Full Story

Since the 2008 fuel crisis, many fleet managers are being convinced to measure and track miles per gallon (MPG) in an effort to reduce fuel consumption. Newer engines and vehicle designs boast lower fuel usage, but most companies are using their older vehicles longer and have very few new, fuel efficient vehicles. So a common request among many fleets is to leverage on-board computers and fleet management systems measure MPG not only by vehicle, but by driver. Their goals are to identify... Read Full Story

Check out my radio interview with M2M Magazine, available as a podcast or streaming over the web. http://www.wsradio.com/internet-talk-radio.cfm/shows/M2M-Radio.html Author: Frank Moreno Top Stories Read Full Story

There are several shared initiatives across the trucking industry lately – reducing fuel, going green, paperless deliveries, improving safety, etc. – however one of the most common is supply chain visibility . At the recent NPTC Conference, many private fleet executives voiced their concern regarding the challenges they face in integrating the many disparate technologies they use in their organization to improve their visibility across their supply chain and increase productivity. Consider... Read Full Story

From NPTC – While the attendance at this week’s National Private Truck Council’s conference was a bit light compared to year’s past, there was no shortage of news and interesting discussion across the industry. The Benchmarking data presented by NPTC’s Tom Moore highlighted a number of significant trends and observations: - Customer service (mainly on-time arrivals) remains far and away the number one reason why companies operate their own fleet - Reducing out of route miles is the top method... Read Full Story

In 1994, years before 9/11, the motion picture Speed exaggerated the need for improved safety and security systems on a motor coach. Most people over the age of 30 recall the movie. Fast-forward 15 years to 2009 and Hollywood recreates a similar scenario on the CBS television series Numb3rs . Yet in the episode, a new fleet management technology with real-time GPS tracking, covert emergency notification by the driver and remote engine shut-down technology brings the hijacked bus to a... Read Full Story

Last week I attended ALK ’s annual Technology Summit in Princeton, NJ. Cadec was one of many industry leading sponsors the event. The standing room only crowd (120+) of technology vendors, fleet managers, press and industry experts gathered for what ALK calls its Thought Leadership Summit to share various trends and observations in the areas of transportation safety and efficiency in the trucking industry. While there was an obvious focus on navigation systems, the sessions also covered a... Read Full Story

It’s amazing how business expenditures are allocated in a down economy. Value and ROI are no longer the driving forces behind capital expenditures. Price is now the primary influence in many purchases, particularly in transportation technology. Additionally, unbudgeted expenditures are basically non-existent – regardless of the price or the payback. However, those companies that are confident that conditions will soon change and are visionary in their business objectives are now seeing... Read Full Story