Although not every industry’s employee shortage is as concerning as those facing the trucking industry, there are still issues that all businesses face. It’s hard to keep count of how many blogs and articles we’ve written and read regarding the truck driver and diesel technician shortage. And there’s no doubt […]
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Without meaning to, you can let the bad guys into your company’s data with a single click. In a recent IdeaXchange blog, Jane Clark, Vice President of Member Services for NationaLease, cited a cybersecurity expert who spoke at this year’s Corcentric Symposium. As Eric O’Neill, spy catcher and former FBI […]
Advances in technology may have proven to be a boon to the trucking industry but trust and relationships still matter. We may marvel at how technology has enabled fleets to diagnose and repair vehicles much faster than in the past. But if you don’t consider the importance of the human […]
One of the biggest concerns for fleets is the driver shortage. Could the new autonomous vehicle technology help mitigate that shortage by attracting younger drivers? […]
Technology is affecting every aspect of your business, but investing in technology that affects non-core parts of your business may not be the best use of your working capital. A recent Transport Topics opinion article addressed how 3PLs and freight brokers will fare with so much new technology and so […]
A technology that was primarily used to record the use of cryptocurrency is now being seen as a way to inject trust into a wide range of uses. In an age where trust is in short supply and where data breaches seem to be occurring on a frighteningly regular basis, […]
The focus has been on self-driving cards, but a recent Senate hearing examined the benefits of that technology for the trucking industry. When it comes to technology, it seems there’s always a “shiny new object” that we can focus on. When it comes to autonomous vehicles, however, we’ve been hearing […]
With all of the attention focused on new truck technology and advances in logistics, fleets may not realize how much they can save by automating their back-office processes as well There’s no question that fleets need to ensure that their assets are as up-to-date as possible and equipped with technology […]
What was once science fiction has become reality when it comes to wearable technology; but what is the actual cost when it comes to privacy? Technology is progressing at a pace few of us could have envisioned as recently as a decade ago and that is especially true when it […]