SeaDrone Unveils Game-Changing Single-Man ROV

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SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 11, 2011) The amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) launches a target drone during a Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Malaysia 2011 drone gunnery exercise. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christopher S. Johnson/Released)

The SeaDrone MINI is the latest in the company’s...

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Malibu trailer theft reminder of vulnerability of carriers’ assets

The worst nightmare of every business owner became reality last December for one Malibu, California, homebuilder, “John”: His trailer and $300,000 worth of wood inside it were stolen from his garage.

While John had secured his trailer, that did not deter the persistent criminal, who busted the lock and sneaked away in the night with his haul.

Not only did the theft jeopardize John’s ability to do his job, but it also could have risked his reputation with his customer, and company as a whole.

“Trail...

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Estimating Your Position at Sea

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Navigators use a combination of techniques to estimate their position at sea. The primary method used today is GPS (Global Positioning System), a network of 24 satellites that became fully operational in the 1990s and was originally restricted for use by the United States military. Standard consumer GPS receivers today, including smartphones, have an accuracy of about five metres, while high end devices including military and surveying applications are accurate to...

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WeDrive: Garmin Dezl OTR810 truck navigator

Truck navigation is tricky for drivers because semitrailers are long and heavy and it takes a 40-acre field to turn around sometimes. And bridges aren’t our best friends.

Drivers are warned of low clearances, non-truck routes, weighted highways and areas that are not truck accessible. Given live traffic updates, including road closures, and current weather conditions, truck drivers are able to choose their routes accordingly.

Truck navigation is such a preventative tool every mile.

I have been a...

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Asset protection begins with location monitoring

Cargo security has been a concern on the radars of many shippers and carriers in recent years, but during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic worries mounted as cargo thefts spiked in transportation hubs across the U.S.

Two years after shutdowns caused by the pandemic began, the logistics industry is still grappling with cargo theft.

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LandAirSea Executive Vice President Brad Kurtz is seeing an increase in theft in both big and small cities and across all of the nearly 60 market...

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FMCSA relaxes rules for truck driver-assist devices

Manufacturers of driver-assist technology for trucks will have an easier time getting their systems installed thanks to a petition by Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) and approved by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

An FMCSA final rule based on the petition, scheduled to be published Monday, increases the area on the interior of truck cab windshields where certain vehicle safety technology devices may be mounted. The rule also expands the FMCSA’s definition of “vehicle safety...

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