As the world grows more technologically oriented, businesses must adapt in order to stay relevant. We discuss staying competitive in the IoT era.
Most people associate GPS technology with avid hikers, military operations, or—perhaps more commonly—as a built-in phone app for directions to that place you can never quite remember how to get to. What most people don’t realize is that GPS technology is being used to save lives around the world, from monitoring the positions of airplanes and trains to prevent crashes, to locating kidnapped children or lost hikers. The following are a few ways GPS tracking technology saves lives around the world.
With the progression of technology expanding at a rapid pace, it can be difficult to keep with the modernization often required to maintain a name in the business community. So how do you keep up with the ever-changing demands of your consumers? By investing in valuable and flexible technology that resists obsolescence by focusing on the needs of the future.
Ever hear of the “doorway effect”? It’s what happens when you walk through a door and forget what you were saying, doing, and even why you passed through the doorway in the first place. You’ll be heading for the kitchen with every intention of making yourself a peanut butter sandwich, get there, completely blank on your purpose for being there, and confusedly resign yourself to a dinner of leftover rice and ranch dressing. All thanks to the doorway effect.
It’s a terrifyingly familiar scenario: a motorist with a car totaled beyond recognition, accusing a semi driver of causing the accident and demanding recompense.
Though this rule has been in effect since April 2017, many carriers were given an extra year to implement the practices and processes necessary to become compliant. If you transport, receive or otherwise participate in the process of transporting human and/or animal food, you may be among those subject to the FSMA Transportation rule
One of the most exciting career moves you can make is deciding to strike out on your own and start your own business. If you’re looking to turn your passion for trucking and the open road into a profitable business, there are a few proven strategies you should consider implementing before you start a trucking company.
Getting stuck in traffic is an occupational hazard for long-haul truckers (and anyone who spends time on the road, for that matter). While you can’t do anything about the traffic, you should be able to do something about your boredom. Next time you are stuck on the road, try one of the following strategies to stay alert during the drive…even if you’re not going anywhere anytime soon.
Though gamification is not necessarily a new concept, it is something that has been growing in popularity as a way to encourage good driver behavior and improve both business and employee performance. For fleets, telematics-enabled gamification of driver safety training is possible with a combination of positive encouragement and data-based driver behavior monitoring.
Saving money on a business fleet might seem impossible to many aspiring fleet managers, but there are a few things that you can do to trim down your expenses. If you are just starting up and have to use some of your own capital, finding ways to effectively cut costs without sacrificing quality or productivity is vital. The following are five ways you can save money when building and managing your trucking fleet.
