Since the 2008 fuel crisis, many fleet managers are being convinced to measure and track miles per gallon (MPG) in an effort to reduce fuel consumption. Newer engines and vehicle designs boast lower fuel usage, but most companies are using their older vehicles longer and have very few new, fuel efficient vehicles.So a common request among many fleets is to leverage on-board computers and fleet management systems measure MPG not only by vehicle, but by driver. Their goals are to identify drive... Read Full Story
Check out my radio interview with M2M Magazine, available as a podcast or streaming over the web. http://www.wsradio.com/internet-talk-radio.cfm/shows/M2M-Radio.htmlAuthor: Frank Moreno Top Stories Read Full Story
There are several shared initiatives across the trucking industry lately – reducing fuel, going green, paperless deliveries, improving safety, etc. – however one of the most common is supply chain visibility.At the recent NPTC Conference, many private fleet executives voiced their concern regarding the challenges they face in integrating the many disparate technologies they use in their organization to improve their visibility across their supply chain and increase productivity. Consider the ... Read Full Story
From NPTC – While the attendance at this week’s National Private Truck Council’s conference was a bit light compared to year’s past, there was no shortage of news and interesting discussion across the industry. The Benchmarking data presented by NPTC’s Tom Moore highlighted a number of significant trends and observations:- Customer service (mainly on-time arrivals) remains far and away the number one reason why companies operate their own fleet- Reducing out of route miles is the top method o... Read Full Story
In 1994, years before 9/11, the motion picture Speed exaggerated the need for improved safety and security systems on a motor coach. Most people over the age of 30 recall the movie. Fast-forward 15 years to 2009 and Hollywood recreates a similar scenario on the CBS television series Numb3rs. Yet in the episode, a new fleet management technology with real-time GPS tracking, covert emergency notification by the driver and remote engine shut-down technology brings the hijacked bus to a controlle... Read Full Story
Last week I attended ALK’s annual Technology Summit in Princeton, NJ. Cadec was one of many industry leading sponsors the event. The standing room only crowd (120+) of technology vendors, fleet managers, press and industry experts gathered for what ALK calls its Thought Leadership Summit to share various trends and observations in the areas of transportation safety and efficiency in the trucking industry. While there was an obvious focus on navigation systems, the sessions also covered a wide... Read Full Story
It’s amazing how business expenditures are allocated in a down economy. Value and ROI are no longer the driving forces behind capital expenditures. Price is now the primary influence in many purchases, particularly in transportation technology. Additionally, unbudgeted expenditures are basically non-existent – regardless of the price or the payback. However, those companies that are confident that conditions will soon change and are visionary in their business objectives are now seeing tremen... Read Full Story
After a bit of a hiatus, the Cadec blog is alive and well. Last week Cadec sponsored its annual User’s Conference in Boston, MA. With over 100 attendees present, customers invested two full days in training classes, conference presentations, PowerVue product demonstrations and breakouts including keynote presentations from Aberdeen Group’s Brad Wyland and Blue Sky Technologies President Steve Hensley. The partner pavilion included many conference sponsors – Syntelic Solutions, Motorola, Hone... Read Full Story
(The following entry is contributed by Scott MacDougall, Sales Engineer at Cadec.)Having been with Cadec for over 14 years in the capacity of either field engineer or customer support I have had the opportunity to work with our customers extensively to improve their understanding our products. Earlier this year I took a position as Sales Engineer. My responsibilities now are to travel with the sales team on their appointments to demonstrate the products we have, answer technical questions and... Read Full Story
Trucking companies can take steps to save money on fuel by focusing on their drivers. Fleet Owner Magazine and Truckload Carriers Association are hosting a webinar next week on this very topic entitled: Strategies and technologies for coping with the high cost of fuel.The concept is not new, but is gaining a lot more attention this year due to the high cost of fuel in the US. By measuring and then altering driver behavior, trucking companies can dramatically reduce their fuel consumption. In ... Read Full Story
