The growth of globalization and e-commerce has prompted the rising need for more efficient and cost-effective inventory management solutions to improve warehouses' operational efficiency. Asset managers across industries have concluded that the warehouse information management system is an essential pillar to effectively facilitate large-scale warehousing tasks. In fact, it’s been noted that smart warehousing is an ongoing trend that needs...
November 9, 2020
Victoria Gole
As the weather begins to get colder and with many cities around the world already seeing snow, it’s time for winter operation programs to kick their initiatives into full gear. For many departments this includes performing comprehensive research on how they can improve their efforts. Sound familiar? Keep reading as we will discuss the various factors that winter maintenance fleets...
Across the globe, municipalities took the initiatives of shaping a greener urban future by quickly advancing and accelerating the bus fleet electrification process. Some cities have recognized the benefits of adopting electric buses in the very early stage of development. We are going to take a look at one city that leads the way in the bus fleet electrification field...
Public transportation is a lifeline for cities. It plays an irreplaceable role in communities of all sizes and connects people to places and destinations. Public transportation has had a long history of being a cost-effective environmentally-friendly method of travel. A single bus can carry up to 50 passengers and replace approximately 30 -40 private vehicles on the roads. Municipalities and...
October 23, 2020
Victoria Gole
Long haul trucking is often perceived as a lonely job as commercial truck drivers drive long hours to deliver goods over the course of hours, days or even weeks. With the monotony and morale being important concerns, many fleets are looking at how they can make long haul trucking a little more enjoyable. One of the best ways to alleviate...
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone's day to day life and significantly disrupted businesses' routines and operations. People are all anxiously hoping for an end to the crisis and a return to normalcy, as soon as possible. After months of patiently waiting, everyone remains cautiously optimistic that a vaccine is on the horizon – in the near future. The only...
In any industry, workplace safety is of critical importance. Industries where contract workers are hired by authoritative management corporations to complete tasks in dangerous sectors, often find themselves looking at how they can improve safety measures. As many tasks in these fields require the use of heavy machinery or the movement of large and hazardous items - many are looking...
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a drastic impact on people's everyday life and businesses' operations. Because of the "shelter-in-place" order and travel restrictions imposed by the government, the traffic volumes in cities across North America have dropped dramatically. Although many people expect that emptier roads translate to safer driving environments, the data suggests that is not the case. Statistics show...
September 25, 2020
Victoria Gole
Generate reports based on Exception Rules Understanding where and when an issue arises with your vehicle can be made simple by creating rules within your solution. Fleet managers are capable of setting specific fleet standards (rules) within the database, these standards can then act as a benchmark to effectively manage and improve on road driver behaviours. Therefore, when a vehicle...
Vision Zero is a bold move that intended to eliminate traffic-related fatalities and severe injuries and improve the safety of streets for users of all transport modes through a data-driven smart approach. Municipalities and cities across the world have accepted the challenge of working towards this ambitious target. The government took the initiative of improving road safety to protect motorists...
