Over-stressed transportation budgets have transportation and logistics executives scrutinizing the effectiveness of their operations, with a laser focus on yard management. Yard inefficiencies account for 8% to 10% of annual transportation costs according to Adelante SCM analyst Adrian Gonzalez. Hunting for the right trailer in the yard, sending a trailer to the wrong dock door …

A single data breach can bring a shipper or carrier to its knees. In 2021 a business fell victim to a ransomware attack every 11 seconds, and the average cost of those attacks was more than $4.5 million. The need for end-to-end cybersecurity, particularly as organizations increase their reliance on telematics, is critical to protect …

Skyrocketing fuel prices and mounting pressures from the supply chain crisis are assaulting carrier profitability. Winning in this environment means fighting to squeeze more miles out of every drop of fuel and finding other ways to counter rising costs. Now more than ever, trucking companies need data from a state-of-the-art tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) …

Cargo theft is a $30 billion problem shippers and carriers can’t afford to ignore. In 2021, 1,285 cargo theft incidents resulted in the loss of $157 million in cargo according to CargoNet. That number does not include lost sales or the cost of load recovery efforts, increased insurance premiums or product recalls that may be …

The 3G sunset is underway. AT&T is decommissioning its 3G network, Sprint and T-Mobile are shutting theirs down by summer, and Verizon’s 3G network is going dark at the end of 2022. For telematics service providers (TSPs) and enterprise fleets, the 3G sunset means migrating to the next-generation telematics technology, either by switching to 4G …

With fuel prices what they are today, fleet managers need to conserve every gallon of diesel in order to protect the bottom line. This reality lends new urgency to combatting truck idling. Managers who reduce idling with the help of truck telematics cut their fleet fuel costs while also reducing emissions, another critical goal. According …

Fleet maintenance is especially challenging when check engine lights are not promptly reported. Continuing to drive a vehicle that has an engine problem can lead to much more expensive repairs, not to mention dangerous breakdowns. That’s where remote access to diagnostic trouble codes (DTC) comes into play. With a robust fleet management system, when an …

Electric school buses are the way of the future, and for good reason. Today’s diesel school buses generate more than 5 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually. And students who inhale school bus exhaust fumes on their daily journeys may suffer lung damage as well as cognitive effects that lead to lower test scores. …

Managing school bus routes and tracking student riders becomes exponentially harder when a bus driver shortage, combined with a pandemic, forces frequent bus substitutions. When a driver calls out sick or there’s no driver available, or when a bus is taken out of service for maintenance, routes must be consolidated, and parents must be alerted. …

As a purchasing agent, you’re always looking to get your fleet manager, maintenance manager or public works director the exact products and solutions they need as quickly as possible while remaining compliant with government procurement requirements. Very often, cooperative purchasing is the fastest, most effective approach. When a department needs a fleet telematics solution, the …