How global price management is transforming operations
In the face of ongoing pandemic-induced global supply chain disruptions, economic uncertainty, and widespread global digital transformation, freight forwarders are struggling to balance profitable margins with differentiated services that meet rising customer expectations around rates and shipping options. Unfortunately, the resource-intensive process of managing multi-modal logistics costs and surcharges is rife with complexities and unpredictability
What the Infrastructure Bill means for motor carriers, capacity constraints
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, or, more commonly referred to as the infrastructure bill, has many layers to it, but what lies at its core is the future of transportation and logistics funding. Investments in electric vehicle charging infrastructure and how EVs are transported are major areas of focus, along with critical funding for
Michelin spotlights service, gets 2 millionth ONCall request
At this year’s TMC Fall Meeting, Michelin North America, Inc. announced that its Michelin ONCall Emergency Roadside Service surpassed 2 million roadside tire service events. The downtime-fighting program works in harmony with Michelin’s Maestro digital services platform and allows fleets to track dispatch events in real time through the company’s LiveTrack system, and to receive
Three takeaways from the Daimler Trucks AG, Volvo Group cellcentric JV announcement
Make no mistake: The trend of increasingly sustainable truck equipment technology is here to stay, with even more equipment advances coming down the line to meet an array of trucking applications. That was the tone set by the leaders of two global truck manufacturers–Martin Daum, chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler Truck AG
Michelin introduces digital services platform for fleets
Michelin has released a new digital cloud-based platform, Maestro. According to the company, Maestro streamlines the working relationship between service providers, fleets and Michelin with real-time digitization that reduces billing errors and improves service turnaround time. Maestro’s scheduling and real-time communication features are designed to help with productivity for servicing vehicles and planning for future
ELD buying advice
Attention last-minute ELD shoppers! If you’re still running an AOBRD as an ELD solution, you will not be compliant come Dec. 16. You will need a fully compliant ELD solution or you will face fines and/or out-of-service consequences. And this impacts a majority of fleets on the road at last count.
Turning unplanned heavy-duty truck maintenance into planned maintenance
Predictive maintenance buzz continues to swirl within conversations about data, connectivity and what it means to a fleet’s service network. As nebulous at the technology sounds, it’s far more grounded than peering into a smoke-filled crystal ball or pulling playing cards from a deck and trying to guess them. Troy Clarke, Navistar president and chief
Penske brings voice-assisted solutions to the service bay
It’s not uncommon these days to speak to electronic devices to complete daily tasks. We can ask Google Assistant to make our grocery list, Amazon’s Alexa to play our favorite song and Apple’s Siri to tell us the weather forecast. What if the same kind of system could walk technicians through a preventative maintenance program
Special report: Kenworth updates NG offering
Kenworth natural gas open house updates customers on engine availability, model lineup coupled with a driving experience at the Kenworth Chillicothe plant.
How Google Glasses could benefit fleets
Google’s Project Glasses point the way to new trucking efficiencies, particularly in the area of maintenance.