Back in July/August of 2010, Ryan Logistics installed Qualcomm units in its company trucks. For the company drivers, there was a little bit of a learning curve to overcome.
The NTSA is considering requests by the trucking industry and is looking into a rule to require manufacturers to install devices to limit heavy trucks to 68 mph.
The average price of U.S. retail diesel rose another 3.7 cents last week to $3.331 a gallon, the Dept. of Energy reported, or 26.4 cents higher than it was two months ago.
A new fuel purchasing and validation system developed by Zonar Systems and Transportation Clearing House (TCH) makes use of sensors, radios and computers to automate the fueling process.