On January 1, 2024 landscape companies along with homeowners in California are facing massive changes in how they will manage lawn care and property maintenance. Under a new California law, they will have to give up their gasoline-powered string trimmers, lawnmowers, hedge trimmers, chainsaws, and leaf blowers otherwise known in industry jargon as small off-road engines (SORE). Read More
Experts predict that ultra-fast and ultra-connected new 5G cellular technology will become standard in supply chain industries before the end of the decade. 100 times faster than previous iterations of this technology and soon to be almost universally accessible, this “fifth generation” is poised to transform the shipping and trucking industries. Read More
The shipping and trucking industries have been dealing with supply chain delays for months now, and the current port delays are near a record high. These challenges are attributed to the surge in consumer demand, and to the scarcity of employees including truck drivers. Read More
The GL500MG tracker for unpowered assets monitors vital equipment and prevents theft or loss. Read More
Fleet managers use GPS asset management technology to keep tabs on their trucks as they deliver shipping containers all across the country. These managers like to know where their vehicles are at all times to ensure the product shipments are on track to reach their target destinations when they’re supposed to. Read More
The Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) is conducting a final review of President Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate which covers two-thirds of the nation’s employees, including truckers. Read More
GPS is key to the modern world. It has become so ingrained in our daily lives that we take it for granted. GPS is used in almost every industry, from agriculture to automobiles to education. It’s also being used to track and optimize trains. Read More
The heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) industry is expected to experience notable growth in the coming years, which will also likely impact how organizations in this segment manage their fleet operations. Read More
The term geofence is used to describe a virtual perimeter, or “bounding box,” surrounding a specific geographic location. For example, if you set up a geofence around your warehouse, then every time a trucker leaves that building or returns, your fleet management system will automatically log that event. Read More
Semi-trailer pools in the United States are at an all-time low. There are just not enough trailers to go around for drop-and-hook trailer services. Read More
