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NewsApril 15, 2010

Vehicle Diagnostics: Business Opportunity or Competitive Threat?

Some believe vehicle diagnostic information can help drivers analyze their driving performance and understand how to improve it.

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Articlesby Lauren FletcherMarch 11, 2010

Telematics Use Grows in Work Truck Fleets

From tracking preventive maintenance to reducing vehicle idling and fuel consumption, truck-based fleets are adding telematics devices to their fleet vehicles to improve operations.

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NewsFebruary 16, 2010

Telematics Data Standard Released

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO - The Association of Equipment Management Professionals (AEMP) has been working with OEMs to write the telematics data standard. Participating OEMs could begin supporting delivery of data using the standard format by October 2010.

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Articlesby Cheryl KnightJanuary 29, 2010

LKQ Lean Fleet & Telematics Boost Productivity & Cut Costs

LKQ Corporation keeps fleet operations lean and uses telematics to increase daily fleet delivery stops, dramatically reduce overtime costs, improve driver safety, and trim fuel costs.

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NewsJanuary 27, 2010

Xata to Help Manage Schnucks' Fleet

ST. LOUIS, MO - To better manage its fleet of trucks, St. Louis-based Schnuck Markets Inc. has hired Xata Corp., Minneapolis. Xata aims to help customers improve fleets by cutting costs and ensuring compliance with trucking regulations.

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NewsNovember 19, 2009

Mercedes-Benz USA and Hughes Telematics Launch New Telematics Service: mbrace

mbrace, the new telematics offering from Mercedes-Benz and Hughes Telematics Inc. marks the firs time drivers can connect with their vehicles via an iPhone or BlackBerry, allowing them to locate their vehicles through a map representation on their smart phones and lock or unlock their vehicles.

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NewsNovember 16, 2009

Mercedes 'Mbraces' Telematics

MONTVALE, NJ - Mercedes-Benz is launching a voice-controlled telematics system that all but puts a personal assistant in the car to find most any location, answer most any question, and cater to most any whim.

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ArticlesNovember 1, 2009

Fleet Maintenance Goes Wireless

GPS-based fleet tracking systems are being used to rein in maintenance costs through vehicle location controls, automated preventive maintenance scheduling, driver monitoring and remote engine diagnostics.

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NewsOctober 30, 2009

Telematics to Boost Truck Fleet Efficiency & Safety

ATLANTA - According to a global study unveiled at the HTUF Conference this week, 71-percent of respondents believe technology will be one of the most important external forces impacting the industry in 2020.

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NewsAugust 26, 2009

DTNA Wins Telematics Service and Application Award

PORTLAND, OR - Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) was awarded the Best Telematics Service & Application for Commercial Vehicles award by Telematics Update for its new RunSmart Predictive Cruise system.

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