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Business
Engage.Bid tool can be effective for small carriers working large-shipper RFPs
Devliering the ability to “price with conviction” is the goal of the tool, released by TMW last year — it enables carriers to pull shipper RFPs’ lane-by-lane requests for rate bids into a proprietary module and apply analysis tools. Then output bids quickly back to RFP lane files, speeding up the process.
August 22, 2017
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Electronic Logging Devices
POLL: What’s your level of concern over hacking/security risks and ELDs?
This poll probes the extent of worry over the outside potential for a truck’s computer-system infiltration through an ECM plug-in device, like an ELD. Reports and device makers suggest risk is minimal without physical infiltration, though malicious programmers abound …
August 8, 2017
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Business
AscendTMS software free to DAT carrier users
Dispatch tools, rate indices, access to factoring, full load board functionality and more are available to current DAT TruckersEdge, Express and Power users via the AscendTMS operations-management software and its integration with DAT.
June 23, 2017
AscendTMS, by the InMotion Global company, is a web-based software suite accessible on most any internet-connected device.
Business
Translating talk-to-text practice
Wendy, preparing for the five-year overhaul of hand surgery: “Sometimes, translation is hard.”
June 5, 2017
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Business
Honeywell’s ‘Connected’ tech for drivers, fleets, shippers
Honeywell’s Connected Driver Solution offers a new platform to “replace paper and disjointed systems with one integrated system,” the company says, “built to simplify the driver’s job.”
May 30, 2017
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Electronic Logging Devices
KeepTruckin gets $18M infusion
The infusion of venture-capital cash will allow the company, started as a smartphone-based logging platform in 2013, to take its current electronic logging device and small fleet management platform into new areas, including freight matching.
May 23, 2017
The KeepTruckin BYOD-style ELD “black box” connects to the ECM via cable and plugin. KeepTruckin recommends users mount the device in the dash to maintain a clear GPS connection. The device pairs with the KT app on a smartphone or tablet via Bluetooth connection.
Business
MacroPoint hits load-tracking milestone
MacroPoint, creator of patented freight tracking software designed to give shippers, brokers, 3PLs and carriers real-time visibility into load status, announced that its platform now includes one million drivers.
April 6, 2017
Business
Truckloads opens up carrier visibility to brokers
Brokers that post freight on Trucker Path’s Truckloads platform can now search for verified carriers who could be a match to haul a load based on location, equipment type and the carrier’s safety rating.
April 4, 2017
The screen above shows an example broker search, providing real-time visibility into carrier location, equipment type and some compliance data.
Business
CX North America introduces tools for carriers, brokers
The CX North America Information Services company, a platform for freight management and collaboration for fleets and brokers, announced the launch of the company and the opening of its headquarters office in Tecumseh, Ontario.
January 31, 2017
Explore CX’ offerings for carriers via this link to North American website.
Channel 19
Foiling the truck-hackers, ELD edition: Vigilance needed from all quarters of the industry
Might the future bring malicious programming attacks on the electronic systems controlling vehicles? Cybersecurity researchers have shown it’s possible, but no actual hack has been documented. One operator’s story of ELD/ECM malfunction, however, raises question the industry needs to continue to ask.
January 26, 2017
This slide from the NAFA Fleet Management Association’s October presentation on and discussion of vehicle hacking risk illustrated the variety of entry points that presented opportunity for malicious programmers. Read more about the discussion’s assessments of risk and ways to combat it via this link.
Business
Loadsmart freight platform lands shippers
Anheuser Busch (AB InBev) recently signed a contract with Loadsmart, the latest in a series of Fortune 500 companies the company says is utilizing Loadsmart’s technology to shift how they quote, book and ultimately move their freight.
January 23, 2017
For owner-operators, Loadsmart’s platform functions by allowing operators to set a series of preferences and then accept loads sent directly to them via a web portal and smartphone app.
Channel 19
BridgeHaul app offers services, including logs, toward a shipper-exclusive freight marketplace
The latest start-up attempting to provide that “elusive holy grail” of a shipper-direct marketplace for freight to owner-operators is Los Angeles-based BridgeHaul, whose app likewise provides a smartphone-based logbook (ELD on the way), trip planner and more.
January 19, 2017
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