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A major attraction of FreightWaves’ The Future of Supply Chain live event in Northwest Arkansas on May 9-10 will be the seven-minute live demos. Here’s a preview of one of those demos.
Drivewyze, a leader in connected truck services and operator of the largest public-private weigh station bypass network in North America, is showcasing its Safety+ safety suite during its live demonstration.
Drivewyze Safety+ prevents incidents and citations while minimizing the coaching burden on fleet...
In today’s episode, we talk about the challenges of tracking freight, and how we can change telephone calls into telematics updates. Our special guest is Ryan Rogers, CEO of freight location tracking startup TextLocate.
For many large carriers, communication is automated, but those fleets are in the top 1% of all registered carriers. For the rest of trucking, tracking still involves a phone call. In this episode, we look at ways to make tracking methods transparent and available to all.
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As retailers and consumers demand products that are made sustainably throughout all stages in the supply chain, a transparency software platform provider TrusTrace may have the technology to provide the necessary traceable data.
The Stockholm, Sweden-based company closed a Series A funding round with $6 million in investments Thursday. The round was led by Industrifonden and Fairpoint Capital, with additional participation from previous investors BackingMinds and Fashion for Good.
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Earlier this month, the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that the Postal Service spent an average of $472,744 per month from January 2019 through March 2020 on idle trailers.
“Management needs to improve its monitoring of leased trailer utilization to ensure underutilized trailers are returned or relocated,” according to the OIG’s audit.
The watchdog found the Postal Service leases 76.7% of its trailers and owns the remaining 23.3%. Under Postal Service policy, any...
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Verizon has introduced an integrated driver-facing dashcam as the technology provider works to improve driver coaching and improve the nation’s fleet safety profile.
That is one of several technology-related products that were announced last week. Rand McNally, SkyBitz, Lytx and Cargo Chief also introduced products. Here is a short roundup of this week’s news.
Verizon Connect announces integrated videoVerizon Connect’s Integrated Video for Reveal solution features a driver-facing dashcam that...
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New technological solutions and mobile applications are popping up on a near-daily basis in the transportation and logistics industry. This digital revolution has left both companies and individuals with a plethora of solutions to choose from, often leading to overwhelm and confusion. Choosing the right tech partner early – one that expands and shifts with the times – can make integrating technology much simpler. For many, Trucker Tools is that mainstay company.
The Trucker Tools driver mobile...
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Shippers and third-party data aggregators are pressuring brokers to step up their tracking game as economic uncertainty continues. Over the last few years, shipment tracking has shifted from a perk to an expectation. Now, subpar consistency and poor compliance are enough to cost a brokerage its profitability and, ultimately, the company’s life.
Brokers can tap into a few tried and true methods to improve their consistency and compliance numbers – namely electronic logging device (ELD) access,...
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