2015 TMC Annual Meeting

Special Coverage, Business

QuikQ Announces Q-Gate to Prevent Unauthorized Vehicle Use

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — QuikQ, provider of cardless direct fuel-sale systems, introduced Q-Gate technology that detects and validates vehicle-mounted RFID tags and engages gate opening systems.

February 17, 2015
Special Coverage, Business, Technology

Optronics Unveils Anti-Theft Lighting System, LED SuperLamp Technology

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Optronics International, an offshore vehicle lighting manufacturer, rolled out a LampLock anti-theft lighting system and also re-engineered electrical components for its LED SuperLamp.

February 17, 2015
Special Coverage, Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

Suspending HOS Rules Forced ELD Makers to Adjust, Executives Say

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A congressional mandate that suspended parts of the hours-of-service rule until Sept. 30 required electronic logging device manufacturers to make costly adjustments and retests of their software for their customers.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
February 17, 2015
Special Coverage

SmartWay Enhances Program to Emphasize Value of Trailer Add-ons

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — SmartWay, the decade-old partnership between the trucking industry and the Environmental Protection Agency that aims to reduce fuel consumption, has announced changes and enhancements to its trailer-verification program.

Michele Fuetsch | Staff Reporter
February 17, 2015
Special Coverage

Task Force Says There Are Still Frontiers to Explore in Energy Conservation

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Future Energy Conservation task force members at the Technology & Maintenance Council meeting here this week said there are still plenty of frontiers to explore in energy conservation.

Michele Fuetsch | Staff Reporter
February 17, 2015
Special Coverage

Four TMC Members Awarded Silver Spark Plugs

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Four members of American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council have been awarded the organization’s highest honor — the Silver Spark Plug.

February 16, 2015
Special Coverage

Largest TMC in History Opens With Nearly 400 Exhibitors

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — American Trucking Associations opened the largest exhibit in the Technology & Maintenance Council’s history on Feb. 16, with nearly 400 exhibitors in 370,000 square feet of space at the Music City Center.

February 16, 2015
Special Coverage, Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

FMCSA to Publish Final ELD Rule in November

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration plans to publish its final electronic logging device rule in November, an agency official said.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
February 16, 2015