Articles by Brian Albright

  1. Fleet, Order Management Systems Fuel Efficiencies 3/22/2017

    Solar Transport has used a fleet management solution to help reduce fuel costs by 13 percent.

  2. Mobilizing Inspections Saves $40,000 3/22/2017

    A new mobile application has reduced inspection reporting processing from 30 minutes down to 5 for a municipal utility.

  3. Vivint Smart Home Solves The Field Communication Conundrum 3/22/2017

    A new communications platform has contributed to a 50 percent improvement in employee engagement and a 37 percent reduction in time to service.

  4. Self-Driving Vehicles Will Impact Service, Logistics Industries 3/7/2017

    Late last year, Uber’s self-driving truck subsidiary Otto became the ultimate designated driver when it autonomously hauled a truck filled with 45,000 cans of Budweiser beer from Fort Collins, Colo., to Colorado Springs. Over the 120-mile trip, the driver remained in the truck’s sleeper berth as a monitor. The driver only took the wheel when the truck was on the exit/entrance ramp.

  5. Field Service App Ranking 2/22/2017

    App discovery platform vendor GetApp has released its Q1 2017 rankings of the top cloud-based field service management solutions.

  6. Field, Fleet Companies Attract Funding And Accolades 2/14/2017

    A couple of relatively young field service companies have won some community accolades recently, reinforcing both the importance of tech companies in local economies and the importance of field service in the overall economy. These companies are also attracting a significant amount of venture capital as field service continues to prove itself an important profit center.

  7. VDC Research Indicates Professionals Prefer Rugged Tablets 2/8/2017

    While recent sales trends show that the overall market for tablet computers is cooling off after a period of enormous growth, enterprise users still see a big advantage for using rugged tablet devices. That’s the key finding from a recent survey of mobile workers and mobile computer resellers conducted by Xplore and Intel.

  8. There Is a Rugged Handheld/Smartphone Evolution Underway 2/1/2017

    There could be a major shift underway in the rugged handheld device space, according to data from VDC Research.

  9. FSM Consolidation Will Link Service, Internet Of Things 1/24/2017

    GE Digital’s acquisition of ServiceMax pushes FSM solutions further into the enterprise and IoT markets.

  10. Mobile Device Trends In 2017 1/24/2017

    The honeymoon with consumer-grade devices may be over as companies turn to lighter, more user-friendly, and affordable rugged mobile computers.