Every business owner knows that a customer’s first impression matters. Customers will make snap judgments that are hard to change so it’s best to start off on the right foot. Starting with the trucks themselves, fleet managers should take pains to ensure a clean exterior. Image indicates condition and condition affects the customer’s perception of [...]
As the second quarter shifts into the third, several noticeable concerns have cropped up among fleets. The following are the latest trends and challenges weighing most heavily on fleet managers’ minds: Drooping rates. While 2018 was a boisterous year for freight, 2019 has seen considerably less movement among retailers and manufacturers. Demand for loads on [...]
Telematics technology isn’t new, but trucking companies continue to add new applications that make it indispensable to the industry. What started as a means to track vehicles via GPS has expanded into a plethora of uses to make fleets safer, more efficient, and more cost-effective. The following are some of the more creative uses of [...]
The sight of a blown out semi-truck tire on the side of the road is an all too common thing. Despite the fact that drivers should be checking their tires before and after every drive, they manage to pop with disturbing frequency. The resulting chaos can cause car accidents as tire debris litters the highway. [...]
Fleet tracking technology has become an indispensable component of the transportation industry. But implementing and maintaining in-vehicle equipment has come with certain logistical challenges, from mounting and positioning to power supply and data transmission. DriverCheck has recently released critical advances on these fronts. The FleetTrac720 offers LTE data transmission, easy mounting, a 3-axis accelerometer, data [...]
Every driver knows that pre-trip inspections are important. However, the driver shortage, tight deadlines, and hours of service (HOS) regulations can make many drivers feel compelled to rush through the process in favor of getting on the road faster. Unfortunately, while completing more trips in less time will yield more money, it can also cause [...]
Telematics are shifting the paradigm within the transportation industry. The ability to observe and analyze driver behaviors and vehicle condition throughout each day, week, and month presents tremendous opportunities to improve numerous inefficiencies. Idling is a powerful example - reducing the time drivers spend at idle reliably decrease fuel costs by more than 10%, often [...]
Motor carriers and owner operators have until December 16 of this year to ensure their logging devices are FMSCA-compliant ELDs. Though the technology and the regulations have been years in the making, many are still somewhat unclear on the numerous differences between FMCSA-compliant ELDs and their AOBRD predecessors. Several critical shortcomings of older devices that [...]
As current law stands, truck drivers possessing a commercial driver’s license (CDL) under the age of 21 are only allowed to transport cargo within their state. This hinders the likelihood of young drivers joining the industry, as more money is available to interstate truck drivers. Now, the Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE-Safe) [...]
Truck drivers from mountainous states often have more experience navigating steep grades. Drivers from California, Colorado, Montana, and West Virginia have a significant edge over those from flat states. Unfortunately for Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, a Texas-based truck driver, his experience navigating the steep grade on the stretch of highway between the Eisenhower Tunnel and Lakewood, Colorado [...]