6 Lessons We Learned from Dash Cams (VIDEOS)
Let’s be honest, dash cams are a little annoying… especially when you know that many carriers use these as a way to track truck drivers and their driving habits. In turn, there were plenty of times that these same dash cams caught ridiculous behavior on tape! Sometimes this video footage even saved a truck driver’s behind by proving he or she wasn’t at fault for an accident, and other times dash cams were...
7 Logistic Startups to Watch in 2016
The problem of calculating freight rates quickly may just be a thing of the past with some of the great apps available now for carriers. With just a few waves of your pointer-finger, you can optimize your transportation efforts in an ever-increasingly paperless world. And, the Silcon Valley has definitely started to notice. After all, arranging cargo shipments is a $160-billion-a-year industry….(and historically been a huge pain...
The 411 on 2015’s Most Critical Issues in Trucking
For me, 2015 has flown by. I feel like it was just yesterday I was ringing in the new year and before I know it, I’ll already be giving up on another year’s overly ambitious resolutions. 2015 was a year filled with everything from a British Airlines flight that had to turn back because of “smelly poo” to the craziness of having a reality TV star thinking it’s a good idea to throw himself into the...
How Trucking is Using Big Data to Improve Business
So you think trucking hasn’t evolved since the Smokey and Bandit era of CV radios (and serious mustaches?) Well, think again. The trucking industry is becoming increasingly innovative to connect fleet managers to drivers. In many ways implementing more technology-focused initiatives with analytics use data to gain insight into the normal business flow so that they can better calculate delivery times schedules, improve fuel...
Load and Behold: Trucker Path App Helps Drivers
Say, “Adios!” to white boards at truck stops and valuable hours spent waiting for your next haul. The long road doesn’t need to be lonely anymore with the Trucker Path network at your fingertips. Set out to re-vamp a low-tech industry, Trucker Path is building stronger connections between truckers by providing an easy to use app that simplifies the interaction between brokers and carriers. But this is no ordinary...
Autonomous Trucks–The Transformers of Trucking?
How would you feel if you could binge watch Netflix, enjoy some takeout and catch up on current events—all while getting paid by the mile in your big rig? With self-driving trucks, this futuristic idea may not be so far off. But then again, how many of you have seen the movie I, Robot? Since early May, Daimler has been testing their self-driving trucks on public highways in Nevada. These trucks are controlled by a computer system...