Cyber Security: Connect at Your Own Risk
How fleets can enjoy greater connectivity without risking more cyber attacks. Part eight of our Trucking in the 21st Century series.
ITI releases automated training tool specifically for transportation industry
VANCOUVER, Wash. – Instructional Technologies Inc. (ITI) today announced the release of Sentix, a fully-automated web-based learning management system (LMS) for integrating with any fleet management system. Equipped to assimilate scheduling, tracking, verifying, and managing training, Sentix provides fleets with…
CargoNet launches tool to help identify theft risk by route
Cargo theft tracking and reporting firm CargoNet announced Monday it has upgraded its system to provide a new online tool, dubbed RouteSearch, to detect risk of cargo theft incident by carriers’ and drivers’ routes.
‘It’s time somebody starts looking out for the little guy’ — more voices from the ELD protests
On Overdrive Radio: As ripples continue to emanate from a renewed sense of camaraderie among many of the ELD-mandate-protest participants in D.C. and around the country, a run through a variety of conversations during protest days 1 and 2 a week and mo…
Smithfield Foods Reduces Accidents with SmartDrive
SmartDrive Systems announced that Smithfield Foods, Inc. has deployed the SmartDrive video-based safety program across its entire fleet of nearly 600 Armour and Eckrich branded refrigerated box trucks following a competitive review and pilot program.
Intellipark Takes the Sting Out of Parking Brake Valves
Intellipark can help prevent rollaway incidents and allows for other functions, Bendix says of its upcoming electronic application system. Blog commentary by Tom Berg, Senior Contributing Editor.
Change in weather adds new challenges for ‘Ice Road Truckers’ drivers
Only a few episodes ago, drivers were complaining about driving over roads made miserable by mild winter weather, but in the most recent episode last week, the drivers had to contend with the aftermath of a blizzard that left behind between three and s…
Board that sets carrier registration fees set to meet later this month
The Board is currently under scrutiny after a recently filed lawsuit claims the UCR Board met to decide fee changes without a public notice, as required by federal law.
Shippers expect big rate increases as market swings in truckers’ favor
Shippers fear “double-digit,” by percentage, rate increases loom as trucking capacity continues to tighten and spot market freight activity — and rates — continue to gain ground. Spot market rates have soared in recent months, and the contract market…
Dawdling digits and thumbtastic things
As the #ELDorMe tweetstorm continues, Wendy weighs in: “if you have to yell loud and long to get someone to pay attention to the people who helped put this administration into office, then I say keep yelling. As a matter of fact, yell louder.”