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Business

Can I get the 411?

The story behind the Dock411 app, which combines crowdsourced reviews and information about shipper and receiver locations with research-based info — all verified by a team of bona fide truckers.

October 13, 2017

Business

‘Predictive’ freight matching from Trucker Tools

Available to carriers at no cost, Smart Capacity optimally recommends loads for drivers and assets within a carrier’s network of 3PL/broker partners to improve visibility and operational efficiency.

September 19, 2017

Overdrive Radio

Podcast: Step deck owner’s journey into mobile information tech, more

How to build an effective organizational system for your smartphone apps — and just what apps are showing plenty utility for step-deck hauler Joey Slaughter. In this Overdrive Radio edition, also, the operator’s thoughts on ELDs (he’s still on paper), broker relationships and more.

August 4, 2017

Electronic Logging Devices

BigRoad Dash Link ELD self-certified, listed on FMCSA registry

In the market for smartphone-app-based computer-assisted logbooks, from which Canada-headquartered BigRoad’s ELD emerged, the company has established a foothold with owner-operators above that of most other players.

May 31, 2017

Channel 19

Getting into an ELD just got a little less expensive

The Continental VDO RoadLog dedicated e-logger isn’t the only electronic logging device in the no-monthly-fee camp anymore. Introducing here two BYOD/smartphone-app-based ELDs that flip the BYOD pricing model on his head.

March 9, 2017

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

Business

Road Hunter app updates weather map views

Since the Road Hunter trip-planning app’s introduction to Overdrive’s audience last August, its developer has expanded weather-map functionality to include rain, ice and snow in addition to severe weather and wind, among other updates.

January 11, 2017

Business

Autosist maintenance records app

Use of the smartphone as a maintenance and fuel-purchase record-keeping tool is the bedrock functionality enabled by the Autosist app from founder Zorrane Abdeali.

December 15, 2016

Business

MyLumper: New lumper fee payment service

MyLumper, a company calling itself the “first electronic payment platform that facilitates lumper fee payment instantly and securely,” debuted its web- and smartphone-based platform.

November 17, 2016

Business

TruckerLine drivers network opens for carrier recruiting

The TruckerLine portal for driver career management planned from the outset to offer a recruiting platform to carrier subscribers. After a long test, the Outset Partners developing company reports the service is now open to carriers.

September 7, 2016

Business

‘Shippers have a soul’ –Overhaul cofounder on pitch to customers for better rates to owner-operators

In the transportation ecosystem, says Overhaul cofounder Barry Conlon, “the most important guy is the driver,” too often getting the short end of the compensation stick. High-end shipper customers are hearing that message, he says, in bid to connect owner-operators directly via freight marketplace.

August 29, 2016

Channel 19

Making the ‘Road Hunter’ app

Created by Mikhail Dzarasov, Road Hunter’s a route-planner at heart, with map views that piggyback on Google’s map-, street- and satellite-view capabilities to deliver 100,000-foot and on-the-ground intelligence.

August 2, 2016