BlackBerry and Geotab Partner to Enhance Asset Management
BlackBerry Limited and Geotab today announced the availability of BlackBerry Radar, an IoT based asset-tracking solution, on the Geotab Marketplace.
The combined solution will help commercial fleets boost productivity, improve asset utilization, reduce costs and improve services to their customers. BlackBerry Radar provides multi-sensor reporting and with the integration into Geotab’s MyGeotab software platform, will equip fleet owners with unparalleled visibility into their operations, allowing them to better optimize their assets and improve utilization.
Geotab’s telematics solution, which is utilized by more than 1.6 million vehicles around the world, helps fleets monitor and optimize vehicle efficiencies including fuel consumption, engine data, driver productivity and safety and hours-of-service compliance. With the addition of BlackBerry Radar on the Geotab Marketplace, fleets will have the added capability of accessing near real-time data on the status of their trailers, chassis or containers. In addition to location visibility, Radar also provides a range of sensor data such as route and mileage, temperature, humidity, door open/close and cargo load state, within a single user-interface in the MyGeotab platform.
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Automakers Spurn Trump to Side With Climate Crisis
Automakers pushing back against Donald Trump’s rollbacks to mileage standards want to avoid drawn-out court battles and be seen as on the right side of the climate crisis.
Under an agreement last month, four companies pledged to reach an average fuel economy for new cars and trucks of 54.5 miles per gallon by 2026
“If you want to maintain a positive branding reputation with the future generations, do you want to be siding with the person that most of us think is the biggest climate denier in the world, President Trump?” Jeff Alson, previous senior transportation and air quality adviser in the Environmental Protection Agency said.
Read the article at The Guardian.
Latest Round of Chinese Tariffs Sound Alarm Bells For Automakers
The latest round of retaliatory tariffs will seriously hit cars exported to China from the United States.
Taking into account existing tariffs on autos, total duties charged on U.S.-built cars would be as high as 50%.
Ford Motor Co. and Tesla Inc. likely would feel the biggest impact of all the U.S.-based carmakers.
"Could we make vehicles in the U.S. without Chinese imports? Yes," Kristin Dziczek, vice president of the Center for Automotive Research said. "Can U.S.-based automakers survive without having access to the largest market in the world? No. We can't wall ourselves off from any interaction with the Chinese auto market."
Read the article at The Detroit News.
Avoiding Negligent Entrustment: Is Unsafe Driving Putting Your Fleet At Risk?
Whether a business has a fleet of trucks or a few salespeople on the road, Negligent Entrustment poses a multi-million dollar threat.
Many companies do not realize they have an important duty of care to do all they can to ensure they put only safe drivers on the roads. If they fail to do so they could face costly lawsuits as a result of an accident.
Download a free whitepaper from SuperVision to learn more about avoiding negligent entrustment lawsuits.
Propane Autogas: An Alt Fuel Solution for Class 4-7 Fleets
By Todd Mouw, President, ROUSH CleanTech
According to a University of California Riverside study, diesel-fueled medium- and heavy-duty vehicles are the number one source of nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions in almost every single metropolitan region in the U.S.
NOx is so harmful to human health and the environment that the federal government requires it to be regulated. Think about it this way: every time drivers wait outside a diesel vehicle, they are exposed to soot and NOx.
A key component of reducing a fleet’s emissions and carbon footprint, without losing sight of the bottom line, is propane autogas. Current propane technology enables commercial fleets to order the number of commercial vehicles needed, whether that’s one, a dozen or 100.
