December 19, 2018
Wisam Abou-diab
ELDs were a big industry item in 2017 because of the ELD mandate. It’s now making industry headlines in 2019. In this article, we’ll discuss who needs ELDs & who is exempt from ELDs in 2019. What’s the buzz about ELDs in 2019? ELD compliance will be on the radar again for 2019 fleet news for two reasons....
December 12, 2018
Wisam Abou-diab
Can dash cams lower insurance rates? 100%, yes! Consider the following case. Two fleet owners got together and talked about their insurance. Their fleets used the same insurers and had a similar history, so the business owners expected to pay similar premiums. However, to the surprise of both owners, one of the companies was paying significantly less on their...
December 5, 2018
Jimmy Song
The American Transportation Research Institute recently published its top 2018 trucking industry challenges. 2018 trucking industry challenges include Driver Shortages, Stringent HOS Rules, Driver Retention, ELD Mandate Concerns, and Trucking Parking Shortages. In this post, we’ll discuss each of the five trucking industry challenges and examine how fleets are handling them. 1.Driver Shortages Driver shortages plagued the trucking industry for...
November 28, 2018
Jimmy Song
People commonly use the words “inventions” and “innovations”. Most of the times, however, people misuse them. The biggest difference is inventions are new ideas whereas innovations are improvements. Since learning those terms in business school, I saw real-life examples by working in technology. To illustrate, let’s discuss RFID asset tracking and asset sensors. RFID Asset Tracking - An Invention RFID...
November 21, 2018
Jimmy Song
What do logging into websites, buying stuff online, and completing surveys have in common? All of these actions involve customers filling in online forms. Nowadays, there are hundreds of online forms and there are tons of free tools to help people make digital forms. Is it hard to build forms? Not at all! One of the great things about digital...
November 14, 2018
Jimmy Song
GPS tracking for small businesses can be very different than GPS tracking for larger companies. Why? Small businesses operate differently than larger companies. As a result, small business owners experience different challenges than larger companies. Small businesses vs. large companies - key differences Small businesses are smaller (duh!). What does that really mean? In the case of GPS tracking for...
November 7, 2018
Jimmy Song
Sustainable fleet management is a forefront industry item because many businesses around the world are going greener. In fact, recently in October 2018, a climate study group advocated that humans need to be greener. The IPCC & the 1.5 Degree Target Global warming is a controversial topic. Some people believe that natural cycles caused recent climate change. However, a lot...
October 31, 2018
Jimmy Song
One of our biggest client request is creating reports. Reports are a useful fleet management tool because they provide snapshots for decision making. For instance, safety managers use driver safety reports to monitor driver safety and train drivers on best practices. Driver Safety Reports Safety is a top priority for many fleets because even a single accident can be disastrous....
October 24, 2018
Jimmy Song
One of our biggest client requests is creating reports. Reports are a useful fleet management tool because they provide snapshots for decision making. For instance, fleet managers use maintenance & fuel reports to minimize fleet downtime and fleet fuel expenses. Maintenance & Fuel Reports Two of the biggest fleet cost drivers are maintenance and fuel. Maintenance cost includes repair and...
October 17, 2018
Jimmy Song
One of our biggest client request is creating reports. Reports are a useful fleet management tool because they provide snapshots for decision making. For instance, operation planners use worker efficiency reports to plan employee activity and to monitor time usage. Worker Efficiency Reports This week’s guide focuses on efficiency. Worker efficiency means producing the most output while minimizing resources. In...
