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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The president of ERoad North America predicted here that his company’s electronic logging device will be the first type of tethered recorder to win formal approval from federal regulators.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Eaton Corp. has focused on a future for power management in commercial vehicles built around 48-volt power.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — SAF-Holland introduced its CBX23 AeroBeam Fixed Frame Air Suspension, designed for the flatbed and tank trailer market, calling it the lightest-weight air suspension in the industry.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — TMW Systems introduced cloud-based maintenance software called FleetCheck, aimed at smaller fleets with 150 or fewer vehicles, whether they outsource repairs or do the work themselves.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Decisiv Inc., a provider of service management software, will soon launch Insite 2.0, its visualization platform and is also urging customers to make better use of a system for maintenance reporting called VMRS.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Manufacturer Dana Inc. rolled out innovations to its mainstay lineup of truck axles and driveshafts, and it also unveiled Rhombus Tire Analytics, a cloud-based system for managing tire maintenance.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Haldex AB announced its intelligent trailer control module, intended to expand the capability of trailer anti-lock brake systems to include faster communication and increased functionality. The module will be available in the second quarter of 2017, according to Haldex.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Truck-Lite Co. has entered the telematics market with its Road Ready trailer monitoring and communication system featuring a solar-powered master control unit.

The latest challenges and trends in the maintenance of heavy-duty trucking equipment, such as engine exhaust aftertreatment systems and the impact of greenhouse-gas regulations on fleets, are among the topics to be addressed at the Technology & Maintenance Council’s 2017 annual meeting and transportation technology exhibition set for later this month.

Norman Mineta, the country’s secretary of transportation during the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and a former chairman of the transportation committee in the U.S. House of Representatives, received the lifetime achievement award at the Transportation Research Board’s annual meeting in Washington.