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Business

Dump-truck loads platform comes to Alabama

The Trux dump-focused logistics platform is now available for loads originating in greater Birmingham and Huntsville. The launch is its first availability in Alabama and marks the third new metro launch for Trux in 2019, following Los Angeles, announced last month, and metro Phoenix.

February 28, 2019

Overdrive Radio

A closer look at the freight-demand and planning app for owner-ops with Load One

In the sort of emergency-freight service that is the expedited trucking business, having information about where best to be for the next load is, to say the least, a difficult proposition. Load One’s “Ultimate Advantage” smartphone app, though, delivers relevant demand information to leased owner-ops, as Load One head John Elliott explains in this week’s Overdrive Radio podcast,

February 15, 2019

Channel 19

Turn-by-turn navigation added to ‘Road Hunter’ trip planner app

The 'Road Hunter' application has added a new feature in the turn by turn navigation. Learn more about the new feature in the application here on Overdrive.

February 13, 2019

Business

Convoy reaches near 100 percent automation

The tech-enabled brokerage Convoy says it is now matching 95 percent of loads it facilitates “without human intervention” — in other words, shippers and carriers in 95 percent of cases are connecting for loads via the Convoy app and web-based platform without direct assistance from Convoy personnel.

February 5, 2019

Business

NavigatorTMS and FreightTracer aim to ease burdens of operations/customer management for independents

Mark Eichinger pitches his company’s FreightTracer track-and-trace product and NavigatorTMS as small-fleet/independent-owner-op solutions to help compete on a level playing field “with the larger organizations” when it comes to technology and what they can offer prospective customers.

January 25, 2019

Channel 19

Custom mapping app Trucker Notes designed by an independent to save parking information

Debbie Desiderato is the owner-op behind the free app, launched within the last few months. She came to it with hopes of creating a way for herself and other truckers to save their notes about locations visited along their routes, chiefly nontraditional parking places but also plenty more, as she’s found utilizing the app.

December 12, 2018

Business

OnRoad mobile app from Comdata

The new OnRoad app complements Comdata’s OnRoad Card, one of the more widely accepted, multi-purpose fuel and driver funds card in trucking.

December 5, 2018

Business

Roadside assistance added for Penske app/ELD users

The Penske Driver app/ELD added new functionality for Penske Truck Leasing customers, enabling app users to quickly report roadside assistance needs to the 24/7 Penske Roadside Assistance team, without ever making a call or being placed on hold.

November 15, 2018

Business

Truckstop.com, Dock411 partner toward integration

The new partnership between the companies will help facilitate marketing for the young freight-dock-info service, and Dock411 will in future be integrated in the Truckstop.com freight marketplace/load board.

November 1, 2018

Business

Flexibility in appointment times from Convoy broker

The new "Flex Loads" feature on the Convoy mobile app will allow truckers to select appointment times to better schedule their trips and loads. Learn more here.

October 19, 2018

Business

Tire-pressure monitor pairs with ELD

Blue Ink Technology announced its tire-pressure monitoring system that is capable of reporting inflation status within the BIT ELD mobile app. Learn more here.

October 2, 2018

Business

CVSA releases out-of-service criteria app

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has released an OOS criteria app for smartphones and tablets. Get the details about the app and the cost on Overdrive.

August 28, 2018