Trucking companies are using social media to connect with drivers, build their brands and recruit and retain workers. And they’re having success.
November 25, 2021
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Using Social Media to Connect With Drivers, Customers
Fleets are turning to social media to share their company culture and engage with drivers. (Hirschbach)
Business, Technology, Equipment
The Value of Choice
Clevenger: With each passing year, the trucking industry’s technology market expands with more products and services designed to give fleet managers, dispatchers and drivers access to more information.
November 24, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment
Videoconferencing: Key Features for Trucking Firms
Dysart: Given that working from home is expected to become a permanent component of business culture moving forward, you'll want to be sure you're using video meeting software that's a perfect fit for your trucking company.
November 24, 2021
Business, Technology
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Integrate and Excel
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The proliferation of technology to run trucking and logistics companies has created a challenge of its own: Modern transportation companies must be able to effectively utilize data flowing from a growing number of discrete applications and systems.
November 24, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment
Several technology suppliers, including Isaac Instruments, have received third-party certification for Canada’s ELD mandate. (Isaac Instruments)
Isaac, Trimble Among First to Receive ELD Certification in Canada
Several technology suppliers, including Isaac Instruments, have received third-party certification for Canada’s ELD mandate. (Isaac Instruments)
A handful of electronic logging devices have now received certification for Canada’s federal ELD mandate.
November 10, 2021
Business, Technology, Safety
Trucks cross the U.S.-Canada border via the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ontario. (Cole Burston/Bloomberg News)
Tech Vendors Prepare for Canada’s Move to E-Logs
Trucks cross the U.S.-Canada border via the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ontario. (Cole Burston/Bloomberg News)
The trucking industry’s migration to federally mandated electronic logging devices is complete in the United States, but that transition is still a work in progress in Canada.
September 10, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment
USA Truck has outfitted its trailers with devices to track location and cargo status. (USA Truck)
Fleets Find Many Ways to Harness Trailer Tracking Data
USA Truck has outfitted its trailers with devices to track location and cargo status. (USA Truck)
As more trucking companies invest in trailer tracking systems, they are utilizing this technology in numerous ways.
September 10, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment
iTECH: New Look With a Familiar Feel
When Transport Topics published the inaugural issue of iTECH in April 2001, the trucking industry was only just beginning to realize the enormous potential for information technology to revolutionize business management. A lot has changed since then, and now, so has iTECH.
September 10, 2021Rise of the Smart Trailer
Brian Kelly/Transport Topics
Advances in telematics and data analytics are redefining the technology-enabled freight trailer.
September 10, 2021
Business, Technology
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How Fleets Can Double Down on Ransomware Protection
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With the threat of ransomware reaching new heights in 2021, many trucking and logistics companies are doubling down on their defenses against the scourge to make sure they’ve done everything they can to avoid becoming its next victim.
September 10, 2021