Latest News Updates From Stephen Bennett

Technology, Government, Business, Equipment

ELD Vendors to Self-Certify Devices as Compliant ELDs

Certification of electronic logging devices has been left to the device manufacturers under the federal ELD rule.

May 14, 2016
Technology, Government, Business, Equipment

ELDs from A to Z

Carriers that haven鈥檛 yet implemented electronic driver logs will be sifting through a plethora of different hardware and software options as they plan how to comply with the upcoming federal mandate of the technology.

May 12, 2016
Technology, Business

EDI vs. APIs

Some technology vendors say standard electronic data interchange 鈥 the transmission of data between computers following a strict format that was defined decades ago 鈥 is outdated and inefficient.

March 28, 2016
Business, Fuel

iTECH 鈥 The 鈥楬osted鈥 Alternative: How to Rent Software

Many software providers now 鈥渞ent鈥 their software to users who do their work through the vendor鈥檚 Web site. This is called an application service provider (ASP) model, and it is often offered as a less expensive alternative to buying a software package to be installed on the user鈥檚 own server.

January 2, 2007

Cross-Border Truckers Urged to Prepare for ACE

More cross-border carriers are getting ready to file electronic manifests before the U.S. Customs and Border Protection makes such filing mandatory as early as August.

April 24, 2006

iTECH: Wi-Fi Comes to Truck Stops

Wi-Fi "hot spots" are breaking out all over 鈥 maybe even at a truck stop near you.

November 7, 2003

Can Automation Help Make Ports More Secure?

Customs authorities overseeing U.S. ports want to focus more intently on cargo that poses a potential security threat. But to do that they need relief from the demands of monitoring millions of incoming containers deemed no danger.

September 10, 2003

iTECH: A Remedy for Trucking's Traffic Woes

Will there one be an INTI? The Integrated Network exists today in some measure in some parts of the country.

July 7, 2003

iTECH: Data Mining for a Wealth of Information

In the task of data mining, questions or 鈥渜ueries鈥 are analogous to the tools of the miner鈥檚 trade 鈥 a drill, a pickax, a shovel.

May 5, 2003

iTECH: Managing the Multifaceted Operation

To meet multiple demands of users involved in more than one segment of trucking, software providers strive for greater flexibility in their offerings.

March 17, 2003