White Paper: Are You Taking Full Advantage of Asset Tracking?

For customers, knowing when their shipment will arrive is no longer just a preference, it’s expected.

Whether the receiver is a business or the end consumer, the standard is the same: Customers need a way to track their orders from start to finish — no phone calls or manual email inquiries involved.

Today’s freight transportation providers understand this and are using tracking technology to some degree. But are they taking full advantage of asset tracking capabilities on the market to provide a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/white-paper-are-you-taking-full-advantage-of-asset-tracking

Is drone racing the next bastion of innovation?

Draganfly and the Drone Racing League (DRL) are launching DRL Labs to test new drone innovations

Neon lights. A labyrinth of obstacles. Socially distanced, goggle-wearing athletes. With much of the sporting world put on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new global sport emerged from the shadows, and you’ve probably never seen anything like it.

Drone racing is very real, and it existed before the pandemic, with the sport’s premier league, the Drone Racing League (DRL), launching in 2015. But COVID-19 has taken it to new heights –– the DRL now boasts ​​over 250 million fans worldwide who...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/is-drone-racing-the-next-bastion-of-innovation

Why fleets shouldn’t dread 3G to 4G transition

Trucks and trailers throughout the country currently utilize tens of thousands of 3G telematics devices ⁠— devices that were purchased before 2018 and into 2019 and are marching toward obsolescence. In order to roll out the 5G networks, cellular providers have to retire 3G networks and free up as much bandwidth as possible. 

While Verizon isn’t shutting down its 3G network until the end of 2022, T-Mobile’s sunset date will arrive as soon as October 2021. AT&T’s date is February 2022, and Sprint...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/why-fleets-shouldnt-dread-3g-to-4g-transition

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