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 […]
Crisis Planning
13 posts
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 […]
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 […]
Floods in the South…fires in the West…and a global pandemic! And we haven’t even gotten to the worst of hurricane season. No wonder businesses are reeling. There has rarely been such a confluence of disasters as exists today. An article in FleetOwner covers the wildfires in the West, where the […]
There is no better time for cybercriminals and fraudsters to attack businesses than during a crisis. But there are things that companies can do to mitigate the risk. A few weeks ago, I posted an IdeaXchange blog discussing the ways AI (artificial intelligence) could help businesses. In that blog, I […]
The trucking industry was riding high: trucks were operating at capacity; new technology and new trucks were being added to the vehicle count; and it looked as though the economic boom would continue unabated. Then the global economy ran into the “Black Swan” disruption of COVID-19. Every successful business has […]