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In capacity crisis, fleets struggle to find equipment

A strong freight market and manufacturer backlogs have ignited demand for leased equipment from fleets far surpassing supply. This extraordinary demand could continue to outstrip supply well into 2022, especially for intermodal chassis and trailers.

As one of the largest- and fastest-growing transportation equipment lessors in the U.S., with over 95,000 trailers, intermodal chassis and domestic containers, Milestone is working to help fleets meet their demand for leased equipment in 2022. 

Chasing...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/in-capacity-crisis-fleets-struggle-to-find-equipment

F3 demos: FreightTech highlights importance of useful data

Companies demonstrate freight technology that provides useful data.

FreightTech companies demonstrated their innovative technology solutions for fleets during FreightWaves’ F3 Virtual Experience Tuesday. These demos show how technology can streamline processes from trailer management checks to invoicing.

Convoy

Drop and hook lowers costs, increases capacity and improves warehouse productivity by preloading trailers. Convoy Go uses AI to analyze data for drivers’ interest in drop loads.

Check out the demo to find out how Convoy Go manages trailer data across the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/f3-demos-freighttech-highlights-importance-of-useful-data

Picture perfect: Smart camera technology to show what really happens in trailers

Increasing capacity, managing operating and insurance costs are top concerns for motor carriers.

Backlogged equipment orders and labor shortages are making it difficult to keep up with growing freight demand. Indexes that track outbound load tender rejections by carriers — an indicator of how tight capacity is — are currently four times higher than normal market rates. This trend will likely continue before peak retail season arrives.

Tight capacity is creating healthy freight rates, but rising...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/picture-perfect-smart-camera-technology-to-show-what-really-happens-in-trailers

Getting climate kickbacks from trailer telematics, tank monitoring

Unidentified truck on highway

Investors, customers and employees are not only concerned with economic practices and financial results of motor carriers. They also want to know what their companies are doing to reduce their environmental impacts.

Some publicly traded motor carriers release annual reports on Environmental, Sustainability and Corporate Governance (ESG), which has become a centerpiece of corporate identity.

Disclosing climate data is already common for motor carriers. Many are benefitting from shippers and 3PLs...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/getting-climate-kickbacks-from-trailer-telematics-tank-monitoring

Fuel Buyers Summit: Why remote tank monitoring can rein in freight costs

A screen capture of two men, Ken Moore of Skybitz, at right, and Kevin Hill of Freightwaves discussing remote fuel tank monitoring during the FreightWaves Fuel Buyers Summit

This fireside chat recap is from the FreightWaves Fuel Buyers Summit. 

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Remote tank monitoring

DETAILS: SkyBitz’s Ken Moore talks to FreightWaves Executive Publisher Kevin Hill about how remote tank monitoring technology works and why it can help bring down the freight costs associated with fuel storage. 

SPEAKER: Moore is the vice president of sales for SkyBitz.

BIO: Moore has spent more than 20 years in the fuel industry. Before joining asset tracking and monitoring provider Sk...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fuel-buyers-summit-why-remote-tank-monitoring-can-rein-in-freight-costs

FreightWaves LIVE Recap: Cargo Transporters upshifts telematics

With the clock ticking on the 3G cellular network and the need to transition to higher speeds relied upon by telematics devices, carriers are looking for the right partner — if they haven’t already found one — to make that shift.

For Claremont, North Carolina-based Cargo Transporters, a truckload carrier operating approximately 500 power units and 1,800 trailers, SkyBitz was up to the task.

“We started looking about two years ago into how we were going to handle [the sunsetting of 3G],” Cargo...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-live-recap-cargo-transporters-upshifts-telematics

FreightWaves LIVE demos: FreightTech companies offer innovative technology solutions

FreightWaves LIVE demos

Four FreightTech companies demonstrated their innovative technology solutions during  FreightWaves LIVE @HOME on Wednesday. 

SkyBitz

SkyBitz’s smart trailer technology helps fleets increase load capacity and find empty trailers using SkyCamera and non-volumetric cargo sensors. Users can set up notifications and can view an image of the inside of a trailer to decide whether more cargo can be added.

Check out the demo to learn how artificial intelligence makes maximizing your cube simple.

Deep...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-live-demos-freighttech-companies-offer-innovative-technology-solutions

Still relying on 3G networks? It is time for an upgrade

The introduction of 5G — alongside widespread adoption of 4G LTE-enabled devices — has prompted major players to shut down older networks. Companies relying on older cellular networks, including 3G, CDMA and 2G, to run their remote monitoring and telematics applications will soon start to experience performance issues and reliability drops ahead of widespread network shutdowns. 

As 3G support is phased out, companies operating devices that utilize 2G or 3G and are not compatible with 4G LTE...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/still-relying-on-3g-networks-it-is-time-for-an-upgrade

Mobile warehousing and storage frees capacity from crowded ports

Containers will continue to land at a high rate

The transportation industry is primed for uncertainty and well accustomed to chaos, but virtually every segment of the industry has experienced growing pains as consumer demand roared back to life in a new, recovering economy. Trucking capacity is tight and getting tighter. Multiple U.S. ports have experienced massive traffic jams in the first quarter of the year. With warehouses experiencing huge demand surges, companies are searching for immediate storage solutions near ports in order to keep...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/mobile-warehousing-and-storage-frees-capacity-from-crowded-ports

EFS demos: Innovative technology solutions

The Enterprise Fleet Summit had several technology demos.

Five FreightTech companies demonstrated their innovative technology solutions for fleets during FreightWaves’ Enterprise Fleet Summit. Check out the showcased integrative technology platforms, smart trailer technology, dispatcher workflows and DOT compliance system.

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SkyBitz’s smart trailer technology is designed to help fleets increase load capacity and find empty trailers faster, using SkyCamera and non-volumetric cargo sensors.

Set up notifications so that dock supervisors are notified...

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