Archive for October, 2012

“Smart Seat” Suspension from Bose for HD Trucking

“Smart Seat” Suspension from Bose for HD Trucking

| October 10, 2012

Driving a truck designed to haul 80,000 pounds 10 to 11 hours a day, 5 to 6 days a week takes a serious toll on any driver. Conventional truck and seat suspension systems cannot adequately counteract the huge forces generated by these loads. As a result, truck drivers are exposed to excessive levels of bouncing, […]

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Apple Unveils iPad Mini, Starting at $329

Apple Unveils iPad Mini, Starting at $329

| October 10, 2012

by Pete Pachal courtesy of Mashable.com Apple just took the wraps off its latest gadget: the iPad mini. As the name suggests, it’s a smaller version of the company’s popular iPad tablet, with a screen that measures 7.9 inches diagonally. The new model comes in both black and white. The 7.9-inch screen with 4:3 aspect […]

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Great Headsets for Great Truckers

Great Headsets for Great Truckers

| October 10, 2012

Want an industrial-strength headset with power to spare? Consider the Blue Tiger Pro: 20 Hours of talk time & 350 hours of standby time Multi-Point Technology: Pairs to multiple Bluetooth cell phones Top noise cancellation,volume and comfort Charge and talk at the same time Blue Tiger Lifetime Warranty (see warranty page for details) More info […]

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Real-Time Mapping of Tweets

Real-Time Mapping of Tweets

| October 10, 2012

Every wonder where Twitter tweets come from?  Wonder no more.  A new service, powered by Maptimize, provides a global map and shows where tweet originate. Here’s how it works: Every time to new tweets are sent, 20 of the oldest tweets are deleted. The data can be viewed as a heat map or cluster and […]

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Pocket iQ™: Diagnostics at Your Fingertips

Pocket iQ™: Diagnostics at Your Fingertips

| October 10, 2012

Whether you’re covering a large fleet or monitoring just a truck or two, this smart and handy tool makes it easy to collect critical truck performance data. With the Pocket iQ™ your toolkit, gathering the data you need to keep your trucks running efficiently is quick and simple. The versatile Pocket iQ reports both engine […]

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Latest Events

Latest Events

| October 10, 2012

Fleet News Daily is pleased to present the 2012-13 Calendar of Events.  Please send your conference and trade show news to our editorial team via the Contact Us page.  Remember to provide the date, conference name, sponsorship, location, web address and phone number.  Thanks! ********************** 2012 Events October 18 Informational class on the Expedite Truck […]

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