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ArticlesMay 10, 2011

ELDs and EOBRs - What's the Difference?

Part of the fun of technology is getting a new vocabulary of acronyms. The latest for automated driver logs is ELDs - or electronic logging devices. According to some reports, ELDs are not only better than Electronic On-board Recorders (EOBRs), but they cost less. That's progress

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ArticlesMay 9, 2011

Nine Must-Dos for a Successful Social Media Strategy

The marketing model of simply blasting out company messages and hoping that someone will listen is outdated

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Articlesby Jim BeachJanuary 6, 2011

Technology in the Next Decade: Safety and Productivity to Drive Advancements

At its core, information technology is about managing data: the schedules, locations, miles, hours, fuel prices, rates, lanes, speeds, bills, invoices, settlements, etc., that trucking companies compile every day

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Articlesby Jim BeachDecember 29, 2010

Using Technology to Combat Distracted Driving

Distracted driving has been the subject of two national DOT summits in the past two years, and new Federal Motor Carrier rules that became effective in October prohibit commercial drivers from texting while driving

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ArticlesDecember 2, 2010

The Power Of Integration

About a year ago, TMW Systems asked Epes Carriers to test an integration of the IDSC TripAlert exception monitoring system, its Innovative Software platform for operations/dispatch, and its TMT Fleet Maintenance software

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ArticlesNovember 3, 2010

Crunching the Numbers: What Do You Do With All That Data?

Since April 2008, wholesale distributor J.T. Davenport & Sons has cut its idle time from 20-30 percent to 3 percent.

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ArticlesOctober 15, 2010

How Do Truckers Use Their Mobile Phones?

Owner-operator truckers are using their cell phones to not only help them manage their business, but to help them find new business as well, according to a recent survey

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ArticlesOctober 12, 2010

Diagnostics: Beyond the Fault Code

New EPA 2010 engine technology has made truck diagnostics even more complex

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ArticlesAugust 24, 2010

Solutions for a New Driver Era

With Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 (CSA 2010) about to become a reality, more and more fleets may soon have to face the consequences of hiring drivers with dubious credential

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ArticlesAugust 18, 2010

No Muss, No Fuss: The Latest in Trailer Tracking

About a year and a half ago, Kraft Foods' private fleet was experiencing considerable trailer detention and needed to get more control of its trailers

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