Originally appeared in FleetOwner. The trucking industry has always managed cycles and crises, but the current pace and breadth of change are unlike anything in recent memory: Geopolitics, freight demand, costs, regulations, labor, cyber risk, and technology are all shifting at once. Fleets that build agility into strategy, assets, and […]
Crisis Planning
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Originally appeared in FleetOwner. I recently wrote a blog explaining why relying solely on traditional antivirus software can leave your fleet dangerously exposed to cyberattacks. That insight came from a presentation by Russ Abdrakhmanov of Nekey Cybersecurity at a recent NationaLease meeting, where he outlined the cybersecurity habits every organization, across every industry, must practice […]
Originally appeared in FleetOwner. Trying to keep your company safe from bad actors can feel like an endless game of digital whack-a-mole. Just as you block one threat, a new tactic emerges, often faster and more sophisticated than the last. The result is a situation where reacting isn’t enough, and […]
Last month, a headline in a CDL Life article stated “Five days into 2022 and some dealerships are already out of semi trucks for the year.” Although this article referred to dealers in Kansas, the reality is that fleets are facing this shortage all across the U.S. and Canada. This […]
When COVID-19 exploded, shortages were an everyday discussion, but the hope that shortages would be short-term isn’t panning out, especially when it comes to semiconductors…and that’s bad news for the trucking industry. Earlier this year, I wrote a blog on how the “just-in-time” inventory formula failed to consider the impact […]
Bad actors are constantly trying to attack companies by hacking into their systems. The increase in remote working has increased those attempts. I recently wrote an IdeaXchange blog on why cybersecurity needed to be a year-round priority for businesses of all kinds and all sizes. The advent of the COVID-19 […]
Gaining a fresh perspective may be able to assist with setting priorities about which issues to tackle first and may also be able to offer solutions not yet considered.
The bad news: COVID-19 is forcing fleets to re-asses every aspect of their business. The good news: COVID-19 is forcing fleets to re-asses every aspect of their business. Last month, TruckingInfo published an article discussing how fleets are looking at various ways to run leaner in order to survive this […]