IRVINE, CA — The latest study from Kelley Blue Book Marketing Research reveals that consumers have concerns when it comes to current gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles. However, at the same time a large percentage feel that hybrid technology is the wave of the future.
Read More →LOS ANGELES — Marking a historic achievement in the advancement of future transportation technology, American Honda Motor Co., Inc., has leased of its revolutionary FCX, an advanced hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicle, to the world's first individual customers, Jon and Sandy Spallino of Redondo Beach, Calif.
Read More →CHELSEA, MI — The new 2006 Dodge Ram 1500 — the first pickup truck to offer Chrysler Group's MDS technology — features an all-new frame and suspension, an all-new interior, and an even bolder new Dodge Ram exterior. The new truck arrives in Dodge dealerships this fall.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Freightliner Group showcased the latest developments in heavy-duty truck safety technology at the DaimlerChrysler Innovations Symposium in Washington, D.C.
Read More →CANADA — Bell Mobility, a division of Bell Canada, has just launched GoTrax, a wireless track-ing system for small- and medium-sized businesses. GoTrax represents Canada's first ever handset-based technology that allows resources to be tracked in places where traditional GPS signals don't work.
Read More →These include increased Internet-enabled real-time communications, new technology applications, increased cost of replacement parts, and, perhaps most importantly, a growing shift toward focusing on driver risk management.
Read More →An electronic lien and title system, or ELT, is the technology that allows vehicle titles and lien information to be transmitted electronically, much like e-mail, to and from state motor vehicle agencies and lien holders, such as fleet management companies. An ELT is also known as a “paperless title” or e-Title. Ultimately, ELT products and services will make traditional vehicle title processing obsolete, since electronic vehicle titles can be stored, transmitted, maintained, and corrected elect
Read More →WESTERVILLE, OHIO — Flexco Fleet Services announced on May 12 that it has appointed Dave Selz to vice president information technology and Mike Kirila to vice president of sales and marketing.
Read More →COLUMBUS, IN — Cummins Inc., working with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), announced on May 3 that it has made significant progress toward meeting engine efficiency and emissions targets as part of the government/industry 21st Century Truck Partnership with the truck and bus industry.
Read More →SAN FRANCISCO — While Bluetooth is starting to be used within cars to connect phones and other devices such as music players to automotive systems, it isn't an adequate technology for the next big advancement in cars: auto-to-auto communications, according to Information Week magazine.
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