Refuse Truck Trends to Watch
Just as passenger vehicles are becoming safer and more connected, so too are refuse trucks. But these complex fleet assets are also setting some of their own trends specific to their specialized function.
May 8, 2020
Just as passenger vehicles are becoming safer and more connected, so too are refuse trucks. But these complex fleet assets are also setting some of their own trends specific to their specialized function.
May 8, 2020
Two new, rightsized "connected" fleet truck concepts, powered by Panasonic software and cloud services platform OneConnect, can help create a more agile approach to commercial truck needs, according to the company.
January 6, 2020
Mark Buzzell is no stranger to fleet. As the prior president and CEO of Ford of Canada, one of his key responsibilities was managing its Canadian fleet business. Buzzell understands fleet and recognizes its importance to Ford.
March 27, 2019
Ford Motor Co.’s John Ruppert offers an insider's look at the rapidly evolving fleet industry and how original equipment manufacturers respond to new developments and emerging trends.
January 28, 2019
Connected vehicle technology that the Wyoming Department of Transportation is piloting could help reduce crashes and make the interstate safer.
November 15, 2018
The 2018 Fleet Forward Conference convened Oct. 9-10 at The Pearl in San Francisco. The event is dedicated to providing strategies and new mobility solutions to fleets.
October 11, 2018
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will install equipment on 100 fleet vehicles, allowing them to communicate information to and from the state’s Traffic Management Center.
July 26, 2018
A Michigan Department of Transportation pilot will determine whether devices can be attached to snow plows, police cars, or other fleet vehicles to passively map changing roadway conditions in the state.
April 3, 2018
Mack has updated its Mack Connect suite of productivity management tools, which it highlighted during a press briefing at the Mid-America Trucking Show, along with introducing an Anthem truck configurator tool and discussing customer experience surveys.
March 22, 2018
Aiming to see if trucks digitally connected on the highway as platoons are ready to roll in the real world, German OEM MAN Truck & Bus has placed a number of units with a customer for months of evaluation in revenue service.
February 21, 2018
Daimler's Fuso subsidiary has begun platooning test operations outside of Tokyo as part of the Japanese government's plans to boost technology investment and deployment in the near future.
January 24, 2018
The City and County of Denver council has approved a $12 million program to reduce traffic congestion that includes adding connected vehicle technology to 1,500 fleet vehicles.
January 16, 2018
The 2018 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter will launch in early 2018 as a more connected and versatile cargo van. The company gave automotive journalists a few early details at a Dec. 4 event in Stuttgart, Germany, called Sprinter Innovation Campus. Photos by Paul Clinton and courtesy of Mercedes-Benz.
December 14, 2017
Ford's Escape compact SUV arrives for 2017 with a heavy refresh that includes two new turbo four-cylinder engines (1.5L and 2.0L), Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, the SYNC 3 infotainment system with an 8.1-inch screen, and SYNC Connect, an embedded 4G LTE modem that supports FordPass connected vehicle services. Read our driving impressions here. Photos by Vince Taroc.
September 9, 2016
Continental, Deutsche Telekom AG, Fraunhofer ESK, and Nokia Networks via demonstrated real-time communication between vehicles via the LTE cell network, a demonstration of the first project arising from the “Innovation Charter for the digital A9 motorway test bed.”
November 9, 2015
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