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BusinessTechnology

Highly Effective Secrets to Building a Successful Data-Driven, Driver Incentive Program

Best-run fleets are using their data-driven rewards program as a differentiator to attract and retain quality drivers. They use monthly or quarterly driver scorecards based on comprehensive safety, fuel and operational data to develop and retain quality drivers.

June 11, 2018
BusinessTechnologySafety

SaferWatch Adds CarrierLists to Service Offerings

SaferWatch, a provider of motor carrier licensing, insurance and safety data, has agreed to partner with CarrierLists to supply information about carrier capacity and freight-hauling preferences of truck operators.

May 4, 2018
BusinessTechnologyLogistics

Load Boards Evolve

Load boards have changed a lot from their humble beginnings about 40 years ago. Long gone are written notes tacked up on truck stop bulletin boards to help drivers find freight, or using telephones at truck stop restaurant tables and paying expensive long-distance rates to get loads lined up.

April 20, 2018
BusinessTechnology

Make Better Business Decisions Using Big Data

Crafted by Hortonworks' 2017 Data Visionary Tim Leonard, this whitepaper is the authority on how big data can supplement your analytics and help your company now. Make faster, more informed decisions at the operational and strategic levels to drive innovation.

March 19, 2018
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

Idaho Hack May Have Revealed Truckers’ Personal Data

The personal information of more than 100 truck drivers may have been compromised during a recent hack of two Idaho Transportation Department e-mail accounts.

February 14, 2018
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

Creative Use of Big Data Key to Predicting Crash Risk, DOT Official Says

WASHINGTON — Innovations in the growth of “big data” are moving traffic research from the reactive to the predictive, a top U.S. Department of Transportation official said.

January 9, 2018
BusinessTechnology

Cloud-Based Computing Gains Traction in Trucking

The transition to cloud-based computing in the trucking industry is accelerating as carriers realize the cost savings and operational efficiencies that can be achieved, technology experts said.

December 11, 2017
BusinessTechnology

Fleets, Tech Vendors Parsing Data to Improve Driver Coaching, Safety

Modern trucking companies are swimming in data collected by their onboard technology and back-office software, but fleet managers are using a variety of strategies to utilize that information for driver coaching and other business improvements.

December 8, 2017