Road Ready to Fully Integrate Fleetilla Brand

SOUTHFIELD, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 15, 2025--

Road Ready, a leading provider of advanced trailer telematics solutions for the transportation industry, today announced the full integration of Fleetilla’s products into the Road Ready brand. Effective today, the Fleetilla name will transition entirely to Road Ready, uniting all Fleetilla products under a single brand to deliver smart monitoring solutions that empower fleets of all types and sizes to optimize their operations effectively.

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Since its acquisition by Clarience Technologies in 2022, Fleetilla has complemented Road Ready’s portfolio with its modular telematics solutions in the United States as well as South America, the Caribbean, the Middle East and West Africa. Uniting the brands under the Road Ready name further solidifies their commitment to delivering advanced monitoring solutions that address the critical needs of fleet management worldwide.

"This milestone underscores our commitment to providing telematics solutions tailored to the diverse needs of fleets of all kinds,” said Mark Bara, President of Performance Solutions, Clarience Technologies. “By integrating Fleetilla fully into the Road Ready brand, we’re strengthening our ability to deliver innovative solutions to commercial vehicle and equipment operations across diverse industries.”

Clarience Technologies, the parent company of Road Ready, sees this transition as a pivotal moment in advancing safety and security solutions across all types of transportation.

“Our ‘Vision for a Safer Tomorrow’ reflects a commitment to advancing safety, security, and productivity across all segments of transportation,” said Brian Kupchella, Chief Executive Officer of Clarience Technologies. “By transitioning Fleetilla’s solutions to the Road Ready brand, we’re unifying our telematics offerings under a single name and expanding our ability to serve a wider range of fleets with innovative, trusted solutions.”

Road Ready remains focused on delivering advanced telematics solutions through its robust telematics offerings and premiere partnerships. Customers can expect a smooth transition and continued access to the same high-quality services they’ve come to trust.

For more information about Road Ready and its telematics solutions, visit www.roadready.com.

About Road Ready
Road Ready, a Clarience Technologies brand, is a leading provider of advanced telematics and smart trailer solutions for commercial fleets of all types and sizes. With a comprehensive solution set, Road Ready delivers real-time visibility and advanced analytics to help fleets monitor their assets—from location tracking and cargo security to tire health and load efficiency. Coupled with an expansive network of premium integration partners, Road Ready streamlines connectivity and empowers fleets to do more through a single interface. For more information, visit roadready.com.

About Clarience Technologies
Clarience Technologies is a global leader of visibility and safety technologies for transportation. Born from a collection of premium brands each with a long track record of innovation, its solutions include vehicle lighting, camera and vision systems, telematics and safety solutions that protect our world and our livelihoods by keeping people, assets and businesses safe, secure and productive. Its team of companies includes Truck-Lite, DAVCO, Road Ready, RIGID, Lumitec, ECCO, Code 3, Fleetilla, LED Autolamps, Pressure Systems International and Safe Fleet. For more information, visit www.clariencetechnologies.com.

Road Ready Command Center in Southfield, Michigan (Photo: Business Wire)

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian drone attack left at least seven people dead and a Russian strike on Odesa killed two people on Thursday, officials said, just hours after Kyiv and Washington signed a long-anticipated agreement granting U.S. access to Ukraine’s mineral resources — a move that could enable continued military aid to Ukraine.

The attack in the partially occupied Kherson region of southern Ukraine, which struck a market in the town of Oleshky, killed seven and wounded more than 20 people, Moscow-appointed Gov. Vladimir Saldo said.

"At the time of the attack, there were many people in the market,” Saldo wrote on Telegram. After the first wave of strikes, he said, Ukraine sent further drones to “finish off” any survivors.

Meanwhile, a Russian drone strike on the Black Sea port city of Odesa early Thursday killed two people and injured 15 others, Ukrainian emergency services said.

Regional Gov. Oleh Kiper said the barrage struck apartment buildings, private homes, a supermarket and a school.

Videos shared by Kiper on Telegram showed a high-rise building with a severely damaged facade, a shattered storefront and firefighters battling flames.

A drone struck and ignited a fire at a petrol station in the center of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, according to Mayor Ihor Terekhov.

The Ukrainian air force reported that Russia sent 170 exploding drones and decoys into five Ukrainian regions in the latest wave of attacks overnight into Thursday. It said 74 of them were intercepted and another 68 were lost. Russia also launched five ballistic missiles.

Following the attacks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia had ignored a U.S. proposal for a full and unconditional ceasefire for more than 50 days.

“There were also our proposals — at the very least, to refrain from striking civilian infrastructure and to establish lasting silence in the sky, at sea, and on land,” he said. "Russia has responded to all this with new shelling and new assaults.”

Russia’s Defense Ministry said Thursday that air defenses shot down eight Ukrainian drones overnight.

The U.S. and Ukraine on Wednesday signed an agreement granting American access to Ukraine’s vast mineral resources, finalizing a deal months in the making that could enable continued military aid to Kyiv amid concerns that President Donald Trump might scale back support in ongoing peace negotiations with Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared a unilateral 72-hour ceasefire next week in Ukraine to mark Victory Day in World War II as the U.S. presses for a deal to end the 3-year-old war.

The Kremlin said the truce to mark Russia's defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945 — the country's biggest secular holiday — will run from the start of May 8 and last through the end of May 10.

Ukraine, which has previously agreed to U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal for a 30-day ceasefire, dismissed Putin’s move. In response, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called for an immediate ceasefire lasting “at least 30 days.”

A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that Russia's Defense Ministry reported shooting down eight Ukrainian drones overnight on Sunday. The statement was made on Thursday.

Follow AP’s coverage of the war in Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine

Morton reported from London.

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire following a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)