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• NHTSA hosts technical workshop on electric vehicle safety
  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Friday, May 18, hosted a technical workshop to discuss regulatory and safety considerations for electric vehicles. The meeting included the participation of representatives from the U.S. Department of Energy, the Society of Automotive Engineers, the American National Standards Institute, the National Fire Protection Association, the University of Michigan, [...]
  
  
• Volvo launching LNG engine, Remote Diagnostics service
  Volvo Trucks on Friday, May 18, announced plans to launch its own 13-liter liquefied natural gas engine for North America in 2014. The company also launched its Remote Diagnostics aftermarket service for North America to provide a seamless, dynamically connected system of vehicle management tools to help maximize vehicle uptime. Volvo said the LNG engine’s [...]
  
  
• ALK Technologies touts PC Miler, CoPilot Truck integration
  As part of the 8th annual ALK Technology Summit in Princeton, N.J., executives from ALK Technologies gave product updates and a strategic roadmap. This year’s event was attended by a record 250 fleet executives and technology suppliers. Barry Glick, chief executive of ALK, used the term “geologistics” to describe ALK. Everything the company does is [...]
  
  
• FedEx TechConnect honored with Voice of the Customer Award
  FedEx TechConnect was presented with a “Voice of the Customer Award” at the Customer Response Summit 4, held earlier this month in Austin, Texas. The conference organizer, “Execs In The Know”, recognizes distinguished organizations that embrace customer excellence through the new and emerging customer channels of engagement (i.e. social media, web 2.0, Digital & Mobile [...]
  
  
• Hornady driver achieves one million safe miles
  Hornady Transportation has honored L.C. Lett with membership into the company’s One Million Safe Mile Club. Lett, who has driven for Monroeville, Ala.-based Hornady since 2003, was presented with the flatbed hauler’s Million Safe Miles jacket and cap, Million Safe Mile plaque and a Million Safe Mile decal for his truck in recognition of his [...]