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JUNE 2017 Archive

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The State of the Fleet Telematics Market

| Sean M. Lyden |
A lot has happened in the fleet telematics market the past year that could impact utility fleet operations. Major telecom firms have expanded their footprint in the fleet sector with Verizon’s acquisitions of Telogis and Fleetmatics, while AT&T has established key partnerships to provide branded telematics services such as AT&T Fleet Complete and AT&T Fleet […]
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Dominion Virginia Power’s Drone Program Takes Flight

| Sean M. Lyden |
Unmanned aerial vehicles – also known as UAVs or drones – offer the utility industry the promise of lower costs and improved worker safety with regard to line inspections, storm damage assessments, and other tasks that are traditionally performed using manned helicopters and third-party inspection services. And the market appears ripe for rapid expansion, as […]
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Confronting the Human Dilemma in a Brave New Self-Driving World

| Sean M. Lyden |
In his speech at the AutoMobili-D Conference in Detroit this past January, John Krafcik, the CEO at Waymo – formerly the Google self-driving car program – cited this compelling statistic: “Each year, more than 1.2 million people die on the roads around the world.” He then put that number in context: “That’s equivalent to a […]
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3 Problems to Avoid When Spec’ing a Cable Reel Trailer

| Grace Suizo |
When it comes to installing cables, pipes and the like, cable reel trailers can help utility and telecom crews boost productivity and efficiency so they can get more done in less time and for a lower cost of operation. That is, of course, assuming that they’ve selected the right equipment for the job. Considering most […]
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How Easy is it to Hack a Utility Fleet Vehicle?

| Sandy Smith |
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, hackers may be able to access a vehicle’s systems via a phone or tablet connected to the vehicle by USB or Bluetooth. The vehicle’s diagnostic port is another access point. But a vehicle’s biggest vulnerability may be behind the wheel. According to a November 2016 blog post […]
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Will Solar Drive the Future of Electrified Trucks?

| Fiona Soltes |
Several years ago, when gas prices were higher and an industry need arose to reduce costs and seek alternative solutions, conversations about harnessing the sun intensified. Combined with advances in electric vehicle technology, the possibilities of what manufacturers and fleets could do in this realm began to grow. Solar power began to be used to […]
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Getting the Most Out of Your Tires

| Jim Galligan |
As a utility fleet manager, you operate perhaps the most diversified vehicle fleet of any business, typically using all weight classes of trucks, from light- to heavy-duty, on the road and off, hauling aerial devices, digger derricks and a slew of other job-specific equipment on good pavement or through fields of debris. Given these characteristics, […]
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The Future of Utility Fleets is Here … Are You Ready?

| Sean M. Lyden |
As a utility fleet professional, you have to wear numerous hats – engineer, purchasing agent, manager, IT person, recruiter, counselor, accountant, salesperson – and are constantly bombarded with “fires” to put out, leaving you with little time to think about your future. But as you read about and see the rapid change going on in […]
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Air-Weigh LoadMaxx Trailer Scale

| Kate Wade |
Air-Weigh has released the next-generation LoadMaxx Trailer Scale. The new scale combines the best of previous LoadMaxx and Quickload trailer scales into one trailer scale with two options: LoadMaxx base model, and LoadMaxx with ComLink. The updated LoadMaxx scale continues to offer the same great features customers have come to love about previous-generation scales, including […]
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