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Channel 19
Trucker Tools in the gray lady; Channel 19 getting quieter?
The decline of the CB via the profusion of trucking smartphone apps and the phones themselves gets treatment in the NY Times, and readers weight in on why Channel 19 gotten quieter latelyâŚ
August 19, 2013
Business
BigRoad logging app on iPhone
The companyâs owner-operator/fleet version, available at $15 per month, likewise added IFTA functionality with state mile reporting.
August 16, 2013
Channel 19
Plum phone deal for Verizon customers
The Droid Razr M is currently being offered by Verizon in a free-with-two-year-contract deal â I took advantage recently, and can attest the device has been a good one, at least thus far.
July 30, 2013
Business
PSP 2.0 expands access to driver records, introduces iPhone app
Driver Pre-Employment Screening Program crash/inspection violation history reports are now available to companies involved in hiring decisions beyond just interstate motor carriers.
November 29, 2012
Business
Computing the owner-operator business â Part 2
Part 2 of this series features explores the landscape for web-based models for trucking management software for small fleets and independents â and the mobile integration on the way.
September 21, 2012
Channel 19
New BigRoad app offers hours, nav, messaging
BigRoadâs driver/owner-operator smartphone app for Android offers log capability, messaging, navigation/maps and other functionality, such as the ability to send and receive documents from within the app.
August 4, 2012
Channel 19
Visit the trucking museum at Iowa 80 and download a new app
If it happens youâre at the Walcott Truckers Jamboree at the Iowa 80 Truck Stop today, be sure to visit the trucking museum. If youâre packing  a smartphone, scan the QR code with the phoneâs camera at the front desk to download a new app and you can go back there anytime you like â [âŚ]
July 15, 2011
Channel 19
TA Petro: âFor drivers by designâ
Last week when I wrote about my brief meet-up with expediters Phil and Diane Madsen, I mentioned the pairâs assessment of updated showers at TravelCenters of American locations systemwide, with particularly high marks for the La Vergne, Tenn., location where we met. As I noted in that post, the improvements were begun last year, as [âŚ]
April 18, 2011
Channel 19
Android âFreight Finderâ app from TQL
ATTN: Owner-operators. Yesterday, Total Quality Logistics announced functionality and availability of a new âFreight Finderâ app for Android-based smartphones. The free application enables quick searches from current location or other location of available loads, by trailer type and within an adjustable radius of up to 300 miles. Iâve downloaded and done a quick run-through with [âŚ]
February 11, 2011
Channel 19
Michelin Iphone, Android roadside service apps join Blackberry functionality
The further CSA gets in ongoing rollout, the more critical repairing noncritical vehicle defects is going to get for both owner-operators and company drivers, potentially counting as they do against the formerâs safety ranking in the Vehicle Maintenance BASIC and the latterâs employment history. More and more, service shops and OEM parts manufacturers are making [âŚ]
January 14, 2011
Channel 19
iPhone app as dealer lot
The folks at CommercialTruckTrader.com have introduced the latest in iPhone apps from the heavy duty trucking industry, and with it comes the following slick, simple, well-soundtracked video, detailing the appâs truck-searching and social functionality. And thinking about on the past year or so, which saw at least three trucking-related iPhone apps detailed in these pages â [âŚ]
January 15, 2010
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