Today’s financial reporting software is allowing carriers to go well beyond simply tracking accounts payable and accounts receivable.
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Streamlining Tolls & Weigh Stations
Tolls and weigh stations add to the time and expense of moving freight, but technology-enabled services are helping fleets streamline these costs of doing business in trucking.
November 18, 2016
Matt Silver, CEO of Cargado, discusses how AI, data and smarter platforms are reshaping cross-border shipping.
‘Coopetition’ Continues in Truck Tech Sector
The trucking industry’s technology sector has long been characterized by a galaxy of partnerships and integrations connecting various vendors’ systems. Through these integrations, fleets have been able to assemble the technology components of their choice to build an enterprise system tailored to their operations.
November 17, 2016Tranztec Develops Platform to Modernize Data Visualization
LAS VEGAS — Tranztec Solutions Inc. has developed a data visualization platform designed to give fleets a more modern, intuitive way to manage their operations.
November 17, 2016Finding the Right Data in ‘Big Data’
There is a lot of talk about how trucking can maximize the value of “big data,” but sometimes lost in the discussion is how to ensure fleets are using the right data.
November 17, 2016Online Video Marketing: Medium Has Become Too Easy, Inexpensive for Fleets to Ignore
While video marketing already is on the radar of many fleets, recent indications are that the medium will continue to explosively transform the web for years to come. Video- and photo-sharing social media startup Instagram — a mere blip on the web’s radar a few years ago — now boasts 500 million users. Snapchat, another social media network that incorporates video, is growing nearly as ferociously.
November 17, 2016Targeting Tire Pressure
Many fleets are using technology that monitors tire pressure or automatically adds air as a way to improve fuel efficiency, extend tire life and prevent expensive roadside service calls, but these systems also could play an important role in the industry’s efforts to curb emissions in the years ahead.
November 18, 2016Mercedes-Benz Showcases ‘Vision Van’
It may have been the flashiest vehicle on display at the 2016 IAA Commercial Vehicles Show.
November 17, 2016Navistar Plans to Launch ELD in 2017
ATLANTA — Truck maker Navistar Inc. announced plans to offer its own electronic logging device next year as the federal mandate of the technology draws nearer.
November 16, 2016ELD Mandate to Boost Technology Adoption, but Surge in Demand Could Pose Challenges
ATLANTA — The upcoming federal mandate of electronic logging devices will spur a dramatic increase in technology adoption next year, but implementation could be messy as many carriers continue to wait as long as possible before installing the devices, analysts and technology vendors said.
November 16, 2016