Telematics

Trimble, Navistar integration streamlines outsourced maintenance process

Connected maintenance is part of Trimble's broader Connect and Scale 2025 strategy, which is centered on building cloud platforms to streamline the industry lifecycle of transportation from procurement to planning to execution.

August 16, 2022

Trimble TMT Fleet Maintenance

Noregon releases newest JPRO update

Noregon released JPRO Professional 2022 v2 on Wednesday, the second major update of the year for its popular in-shop diagnostic and troubleshooting tool.

July 20, 2022

Noregon JPRO in use

Navistar, Motive Partner to Offer Robust Telematics Data

The partnership connects Motive's Automated Operations Platform with Navistar’s OnCommand Connection and Advanced Remote Diagnostics solutions.

July 12, 2022

semi truck on road

Carrier enhances trailer telematics platform

Carrier Transicold has rolled out new capabilities for its digital platform, now rebranded as Lynx Fleet, giving North American refrigerated trucking operations more comprehensive monitoring capabilities for their refrigerated trucks and trailers.

July 12, 2022

Carrier Transicold's Lynx Fleet Insights Display

Noregon announces newest enrollments in education program

Noregon has announced new enrollments in its Education Program. Noregon’s Education Program is a free service for diesel programs that gives institutions and its students training resources and access to the leading diagnostic and repair applications.

June 29, 2022

Noregon technicians using J-PRO in a service shop

Thermo King expands telematics capabilities, mobile app

Thermo King has expanded its ConnectedSuite portfolio of telematics offerings to bring greater flexibility and data sharing options to customer fleets.

June 13, 2022

Thermo King connected solutions vehicle illustration

Service and repair

Aftermarket service opportunities in predictive maintenance

While preventive maintenance has been commonplace for keeping trucks on the road, predictive maintenance has been gaining a greater foothold in the industry.

March 25, 2022

Noregon Systems' TripVision dashboard

Navistar, Platform Science to bring Virtual Vehicle solution to more trucks

The collaboration provides International Truck customers with access to a customizable platform that delivers an unlimited canvas to fleets, elevating their capabilities to innovate and utilize, manage and deploy digital applications.

March 22, 2022

Platofrom Science's Virtual Vehicle solution

Telematics providers innovate trailer technology to improve uptime, driver retention

Knowing trailer location, cargo status and other trailer details is “critical to make sure we are as efficient as possible and getting maximum utilization,” said Brown Trucking President Michael Silverwood.

March 18, 2022

BlackBerry Radar

ATD technology panel says prognostics are not that far away

Telematics and connected vehicle technologies available in the trucking industry will soon enable truck fleets and their OEM and dealer partners to use remote diagnostics and data analysis to predict component failures.

March 12, 2022

ATD technology panel

Navistar standardizes telematics device on Class 6-8 trucks

Navistar announced the standardization of a factory-installed telematics device on all new builds of the complete Class 6-8 International Truck and IC Bus vehicle product portfolios.

March 10, 2022

Navistar standardizes telematics device on Class 6-8 trucks

Wabash, Meritor joining Road Ready system

Clarience Technologies has formed a technology alliance with Meritor and Wabash.

March 8, 2022

CalAmp, Noregon partner to deliver remote diagnostics, predictive maintenance to fleets

The goal is to blend data insights from CalAmp iOn fleet management software, edge computing and the cloud with predictive algorithms in Noregon’s TripVision diagnostic software.

March 3, 2022

CalAmp and Noregon partner to deliver remote diagnostics and predictive maintenance

Carrier makes telematics standard on reefers

Carrier Transicold announced Thursday it is now making telematics a standard feature on its most popular trailer refrigeration units.

February 24, 2022

Carrier Transicold units

Omnitracs parent acquiring Spireon

Just seven months ago, Solera acquired Omnitracs and also picked up DealerSocket, a developer of software for automotive dealers, and digital driver risk management firm eDriving.

February 1, 2022

It takes an industry to optimize data for predictive maintenance

Telematics is creating large amounts of data, which will increase as trucks become more technologically advanced. The key isn’t necessarily more data. It’s clean, optimized data that provides actionable information for the aftermarket.

January 28, 2022

HDAW 2022 session on telematics and predictive maintenance.

Supplier Updates

Noregon adds geofencing to remote diagnostics tool

Noregon has released an update to its remote diagnostic application, TripVision, that gives fleets the ability to create geofences. Geofences are location-based tags that inform fleets when an asset has entered or exited a defined area.

January 6, 2022

Noregon TripVision

Mergers & Acquisitions

Clarience Technologies acquires telematics provider

Clarience Technologies, parent company to Truck-Lite, DAVCO filtration systems and Road Ready advanced telematics, has acquired Fleetilla, an Ann Arbor, Mich.-based telematics provider that serves commercial trucking and transportation.

January 6, 2022

Clarience Technologies

Page 1 of 3

Rihm Kenworth wins 2022 Successful Dealer Award

Rihm Kenworth has won the 2022 Successful Dealer Award. The announcement was made Tuesday during a special awards banquet in Nashville, Tenn., to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the award program.

Bunch of trucks in a row on the highway

Labor shortage beginning to weaken industry growth potential

Doggett Freightliner store counter

2022 Successful Dealer Award finalist Doggett Freightliner

Trucks through mirror.

Analysts expect softening in freight market in months ahead

Rihm Kenworth store front

2022 Successful Dealer Award finalist Rihm Kenworth

Learn how to move your used trucks faster

With unsold used inventory depreciating at a rate of more than 2% monthly, efficient inventory turnover is a must for dealers. Download this eBook to access proven strategies for selling used trucks faster.

Used Truck Guide Cover

Fullbay’s Guide to Starting a Mobile Repair Shop

If you've ever thought about starting a mobile repair business or adding a mobile tech to your shop, you need to read this guide.