Qualcomm Selling Omnitracs to Vista Equity Partners
Qualcomm Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to sell its fleet management and tracking business Omnitracs to Vista Equity Partners for $800 million in cash. Omintracs, formerly known as Qualcomm Enterprise Services, provides integrated fleet management applications, services and platforms to transportation and logistics companies. The company provides solutions for safety and compliance, driver retention, GPS fleet tracking, […]
Incentives May Be Needed for Drivers to Support GPS Tracking
Fleet managers who have yet to implement a GPS tracking solution tend to express concerns over pushback from drivers. Some businesses are finding that using an incentive program is very effective to gain employee buy-in to GPS tracking. Some of the programs include monetary rewards – such as helping the fleet’s objective of containing its […]
Fleet Managers Give Input for Driver Safety Symposium
The impact of driver wellness, managing distraction, hours of service regulations, and new technology on safety were topics chosen by fleet managers that were discussed at a symposium. Travelers, Northland Insurance, and Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, co-hosted an event where some of the top concerns of the trucking industry were discussed with fleet managers and […]
Hyundai and Kia Technical Center and UOM Partner on Distracted Driving and Fuel Economy
The Hyundai-Kia America Technical Center, Inc. (HATCI) has partnered with the University of Michigan on two advanced automotive engineering projects focused on distracted driving and fuel economy. The new projects will pair graduate students and professors from the University’s College of Engineering and School of Kinesiology with HATCI vehicle engineers to work alongside each other […]
Trucking Industry Facing Shortage of Drivers
A growing shortage of truck drivers is making the trucking industry rethink the pay scales and working environment of commercial vehicle operators in the very near future. Data compiled by ATA indicates that in less than a decade, annual freight demand will require the services of some two million truck drivers, yet if the current […]
