September 2024

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Streamlining logistics with customer focus

Seth Skydel

Oct. 7, 2024

By keeping a close eye on its operations, Go Xpressit allows customers to focus on their businesses.

While many fleets have access to thousands of data points, by tackling small goals at a time, fleet managers and dispatchers will become less overwhelmed and understand that they don’t have to make sense of all the data at once.

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Technology

How to begin a route optimization journey

Jade Brasher

Oct. 3, 2024

Using ELDs? You're collecting fleet data. Turn that data into routing solutions by simply picking a metric to improve.

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Equipment

Rohlwing: Green-paved road of potential

Kevin Rohlwing

Oct. 2, 2024

Could ground-up used tires actually make the roads better for trucks?

After implementing a route optimization strategy, QCD's 'operations have been reduced by about 40 minutes each day, helping to eliminate driver fatigue,' Alcala said. 'QCD associates are now able to focus their attention on staffing and servicing our customers.”

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How one fleet used data to optimize its routing strategy

Jade Brasher

Oct. 2, 2024

Optimizing routes requires data that many fleets are already collecting. Here's how one fleet overhauled its routing strategy with a data-driven solution.

Michigan highways are dotted with competing marijuana dispensary billboard advertisements.

Lane Shift Ahead

Cannabis competition creates carrier conundrum

Josh Fisher

Sept. 13, 2024

Marijuana legalization is spreading across the U.S., creating more speed bumps for fleets seeking new drivers. As more states legalize recreational use, some fleets are struggling...

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Safety

Marijuana testing bottlenecks commercial driver availability

Jeremy Wolfe

Sept. 13, 2024

The rise in positive marijuana tests among commercial drivers is impacting the industry, with nearly 70% of positive Clearinghouse drug tests detecting marijuana use. Growing ...

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Safety

Heller: Don’t let safety go up in smoke

David Heller

Sept. 12, 2024

As legalization grows, marijuana continues to be more prevalent in DOT tests.

As it relates to marijuana, drivers are still subject to Department of Transportation regulations and testing. This brings some confusion for drivers and retention challenges for carriers.

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For carriers, growing use of marijuana challenges driver retention

Jeremy Wolfe

Sept. 9, 2024

Growing institutional and cultural acceptance of marijuana makes the substance more available than ever. This challenges carriers to retain drivers and keep them informed within...

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Equipment

Improve uptime with tire pre-checks and monitoring

Seth Skydel

Sept. 6, 2024

Though most fleets have formidable pre-check practices, there are solutions for tire monitoring that can help streamline those inspection processes on trucks and trailers.