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Electronic Logging Devices
How to turn your smartphone into an ELD
Though some providers such as ERoad, iGlobal and DriverTech now offer dedicated units of their own, the vast majority of growth has been “bring your own device” units capable of being paired with an operator’s smartphone or tablet.
April 18, 2017
Overdrive Extra
Cat’s back (with another phone)
Owner-operators haven’t been able to spec a new Caterpillar-powered truck in nearly a decade, but they can spec a new piece of Cat equipment of a smaller variety: The company’s second take on a rugged smartphone built for users who work in industries like trucking and construction.
February 22, 2016
Business
Hands on review of Caterpillar’s B15 Android smartphone
Hands on with Caterpillar’s latest piece of equipment — an Android-powered smartphone.
May 13, 2013
Business
Making the most of Foursquare
How to use Foursquare with your smartphone or tablet Sign up using your email address or Facebook account. Activate your device’s GPS function. When you make a stop, open the Foursquare app to find the nearest locations. Using the honor system, only “check in” where you are visiting. Link the app to your Twitter account […]
October 14, 2012
Business
Twitter instructional
First in a series about Twitter: instructions for creating a your account.
August 26, 2012
Business
Double Coin launches mobile website
Double Coin Tires has released a mobile website, a complement to doublecoin-us.com, to provide better access for its customers who use mobile devices to find information, the company says. The mobile website is designed and formatted for any web-enabled smartphone. The interface allows visitors to use the dealer locator function to access more than 1,000 […]
April 25, 2012
Channel 19
Amid industry discussion of EOBR rule, smartphone logging apps proliferate
Though the FMCSA’s just-published limited-mandate and performance-standards rule for electronic onboard recorders (EOBRs) for logging did next to nothing to open up the market for tools beyond the paper log and expensive devices tethered to the truck’s ECM, smartphone applications with similar functionality continue to proliferate. The UDrove app and online storage service, released earlier this year (functional […]
April 8, 2010
Overdrive Extra
Dollars and Sense
It no longer costs thousands of dollars to buy a laptop, and cellular data coverage on the road continues to get better.
February 1, 2010
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