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    2024 TRB Annual Meeting: Imad L. Al-Qadi Receives the Roy W. Crum Award

    Named for Roy W. Crum, who served as the Board’s director from 1928 until his death in 1951, the Crum Award recognizes outstanding achievement in the field of transportation research. Dr. Imad L. Al-Qadi, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Grainger Distinguished Chair in Engineering and Founding Director of the Illinois Center for Transportation, is the 2023 recipient of the Roy W. Crum Award. He is recognized for his diverse and distinct career accomplishments that have influenced the field of transportation and contributed tremendously to its growth by developing pavement material standards, analytics, and technologies that continue to shape the evolution and advancement of resilient and sustainable transportation systems. The award will…

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    2024 TRB Annual Meeting: John M. Mason, Jr. Receives W.N. Carey, Jr. Distinguished Service Award

    In recognition of his outstanding service to TRB, Dr. John M. Mason, Jr. is the 2023 recipient of the W.N. Carey, Jr., Distinguished Service Award. Dr. Mason, Special Advisor to the Interim Chancellor of Penn State Harrisburg, is recognized for his more than 40 years of service to TRB and for his unwavering desire to create knowledge through research. The Carey Award—named in honor of W.N. Carey, Jr., TRB’s Executive Director from 1967 to 1980—recognizes individuals who have given leadership and distinguished service to TRB. The award will be presented on Wednesday, January 10, 2024, during the Chair’s Plenary Session portion of the TRB Annual Meeting, January 7-11, 2024, at…

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    Nathaniel P. Ford Sr., Ganador del Premio Sharon D. Banks 2024 por Liderazgo Humanitario en Transporte

    El Premio Sharon D. Banks es un premio bienal establecido en memoria de Sharon D. Banks, ex Gerente General de AC Transit en Oakland, California, y presidió el Comité Ejecutivo de TRB en 1998. Falleció en 1999. El premio reconoce el liderazgo innovador y exitoso en iniciativas orientadas a las personas en el transporte, sostenidas durante un período prolongado, que ejemplifican los ideales de humanidad y servicio de los bancos. El ganador del Premio Sharon D. Banks 2024 es Nathaniel P. Ford Sr., Director Ejecutivo de la Autoridad de Transporte de Jacksonville (JTA) en Jacksonville, Florida. Ford es reconocido por poner a los pasajeros, los empleados y las comunidades a…

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    Wyld launches sensor-to-satellite technology for global IoT connectivity

    Partnership with Eutelsat provides access to LEO satellite network 22 March 2022: Wyld Networks has announced the availability of its new range of low-power, sensor-to-satellite LoRaWAN® terminals and modules for IoT applications across areas where there is little or no alternative connectivity. The Wyld Connect hybrid devices can transfer data directly to terrestrial networks or through a network of Low Earth Orbiting (LEO) satellites through a partnership with Eutelsat. With 100 percent global coverage, the new Wyld Connect solutions are ideal for applications in remote areas for agriculture, environmental monitoring, energy, supply chain and utilities. The full sensor-to-satellite service will be available in the second half of 2022. Remote monitoring…

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    Speedcast Signs Partnership Agreement with Lars Thrane to Deliver Iridium® Safety Solutions

    Speedcast portfolio addition offers certified safety communications services for maritime customers Aberdeen, United Kingdom — April 5, 2022 — Speedcast, a leading communications and IT services provider, announced today its partnership with Lars Thrane, offering a suite of terminals and the ability to deliver Iridium® Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) services. Following Iridium’s launch of the GMDSS service in 2020, this contract formalizes the addition of the service to Speedcast’s Managed Services portfolio. As part of the agreement, Speedcast will offer the full range of Lars Thrane terminals – models LT-3100, LT-3100S and LT-4100, with the LT-3100S as the only Iridium GMDSS certified terminal available today. Connectivity service…

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    Telent to transform communications for more than 1,500 buses across the West Midlands

    Telent’s secure digital radio managed service will deliver increased flexibility and performance to support National Express West Midlands bus operations, integrating vehicle systems with its distributed control rooms Warwick, U.K., April 6th, 2022 – Buses and control rooms across the West Midlands are set to receive transformational communications upgrades over the next 12 months, as Telent has been awarded a contract by National Express West Midlands (NXWM) to implement upgraded Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) communications and services to more than 1,500 buses in the region. National Express West Midlands bus The major contract will cover nine bus depots, including all routes across the West Midlands conurbation. The new communication solution…

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    BOSCO Connect: The First Tool To Accurately Predict Campaign ROI For Online Retailers

    Press Release Online Retail Guesswork Becomes A Thing Of The Past MarTech innovator Modo25 (www.modo25.com) has announced the launch of BOSCO™ Connect. This disruptive new platform provides online retailers with a single-view dashboard that streamlines the planning of online marketing spend in one place, enabling best-spend predictive forecasts to be created by combining market analytics with the marketer’s own internal data. BOSCO™ Connect for mobile This platform ensures that users secure the maximum ROI for marketing spend, along with optimal targeting. This is good news for users, but extremely bad news for poorly performing media. The platform is based on extensive algorithmic modelling conducted by the sector’s leading data science…

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    TRB Virtual Careers in Motion Networking Fair

    The TRB Careers in Motion Networking Fair is going virtual again! TRB will host this interactive event Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at 12:00 – 3:00 PM Eastern. Attendees will have the opportunity to live chat directly with hiring managers, get instant feedback on their qualifications, and learn about job opportunities first hand. Job candidates will meet and network with dozens of prospective employers from a wide range of multimodal transportation-related disciplines, including engineering, consulting, operations, planning and more! Anyone who creates an account and signs up is welcome to attend the fair, whether you are a recent graduate, seasoned executive, or at any other level in your career. To view…

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    Councils and road authorities to benefit from asset efficiency with Optima Hub

    Warwick, U.K., 19th July 2021 – Telent’s newly deployed Intelligent Transport System will provide a scalable and futureproof solution for councils and road authorities across the UK. Optima Hub remotely monitors and integrates data from roadside controllers and sensors. The solution enables that information to be accessible via a centralised, browser-based system allowing for increased mobility and productivity. Telent logo Already live across sixteen local authorities with a further four currently trialling the system, a total of 1337 sites are currently being monitored by the Optima Hub. 600 of these sites feature 3rd party controllers and demonstrate Optima Hub’s ability to work with any manufacturer’s equipment. The system, featuring interactive…