How to ensure the right trucks are running the right duty cycles
Making ends meet in the uncertainty of the Coronavirus pandemic could mean using the equipment you have in duty cycles they might not match. Cornering a Class 8 in cramped city streets is not only stressful for your drivers on the delivery front lines, but it also sends your MPG bell curve into the basement.
Connecting dots: How Noregon churns out answers to fleet problems
Inspired by Noregon’s tale of innovation, we decided to do some digital storytelling of our own. Click on the embedded story layout above to be pulled into the data-driven world in which Noregon thrives.
Podcast: The role of telematics in a changing world
Despite everything that’s going on with the Coronavirus, trucks have had to keep running. And they rely on telematics to do that. In this episode I spoke with Sid Nair, head of product management and UX at Teletrac Navman, about the role of telematics providers in helping fleets through these times, and about other innovations
Trimble launches Dispatch Advisor to optimize load matching for carriers
Trimble has launched Trimble Dispatch Advisor, which the company describes as an optimized dispatch solution that prescriptively suggests matches between loads, drivers and equipment. Through Trimble Dispatch Advisor, carriers can identify and select the best loads to increase on-time delivery, reduce empty miles and improve driver utilization, Trimble says. Trimble Dispatch Advisor reviews all available
How truck service has been impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic
Relaxed hours-of-service requirements and trucking’s essential role in the movement of needed goods and services provided an uptick in freight activity at the onset of the Coronavirus pandemic. Now six weeks later, freight volumes are starting to decline as the pendulum swings back, reflecting the country’s shutdown, according to ACT Research. How is this ever-shifting
Here is where your trucks are getting backed up during deliveries
With stay at home orders in effect across the country, less vehicles on the road means more room for your trucks to runs, so deliveries should be made faster, right? It’s not that simple. Change several of the variables within the supply chain and you see inefficiencies ripple through logistics. To get a bead on
Using truck telematics to improve your fleet’s safety
From getting started to talking with drivers about the data.
Volvo Trucks North America announces driver display Activation for remote programming
Volvo Trucks is rolling out a new version of its Remote Programming services called Driver Display Activation. The new service allows drivers to update software and parameters at any time, from anywhere they have cellular service. Remote Programming Driver Display Activation will be available in Q4 of this year. Volvo Trucks says its Remote Programming
Omnitracs announces availability of Strategic Planner
Omnitracs Strategic Planner, a cloud-based product that offers customers a way to analyze, modify and optimize fleet operations, the company announced. Omnitracs Strategic Planner is part of the automated solution for routing, dispatching, mobile workflow, proactive alerting and fleet telematics. Building upon the Omnitracs Territory Planner on-premise solution, the company says the added functionality creates
Truce software to help reduce distracted driving to debut on Geotab Marketplace
Truce, a solution designed to reduce distracted driving, will soon be available on the Geotab Marketplace, the companies announced. Through the integration with Geotab, fleet customers will be able to access Truce from within the Geotab platform to help eliminate mobile distractions and optimize usage across their workplace, the companies say. According to the company,
Ideas for reducing equipment costs across your fleet
It’s time to start cutting costs. FTR noted late last week that it views February as likely the last positive for its trucking condition index. Ouch. Not a fun headline. But that’s our short-term reality. Smart fleets will start optimizing its equipment utilization, squeezing out every fraction of fuel efficiency they can, stepping up their
Finding a service location that can turn your truck quickly
Unexpected truck service issues always happen at the worst time in the worst place. Finding a service facility that has bay and technician availability, the right parts, and won’t rake you over the coals in terms of cost can feel like finding an oasis in the middle of a desert. But it doesn’t have to.
