Fleet & Asset Management Thought Leadership

81. Female Truckers Sound Off On Driver Safety 8/17/2018

    In an industry where the percentage of American female truckers hovers between 4 and 6 percent, we were pleased to see such high representation of women among our safety-conscious participants. 

82. Managing ELD Mandate For Construction And Vocational Fleets 8/17/2018

    Commercial motor carriers are (all too) familiar with the upcoming electronic logging device (ELD) mandate, but for construction and vocational fleets, many find themselves in unchartered territory and wondering, “Do we even need to equip our vehicles with ELDs?”

83. You've Got Your ELD – Now What? 8/17/2018

    After much anticipation, the Dec. 18 ELD mandate deadline has come and gone. While compliance may have been your main motivator behind purchasing an ELD system, ELDs offer many additional benefits. Below are some of the ways ELDs can help your fleet maximize safety, profits and productivity.

84. Fleet Management Continues To Lift Roadblocks For Demolition Company 8/15/2018

    D.H. Griffin is leading demolition company in the United States. For the past seven years, it has deployed Trimble’s cloud-based Fleet Management solution across its fleet of 500 vehicles, to identify, manage and improve operational areas such as driver safety, customer service, back office administration, fuel use and vehicle efficiency.

85. Service Lifecycle Management Vs. Field Service Management: What Does Your Business Need? 8/7/2018

    The concept of Service Lifecycle Management (SLM) has been around for some time now; however, the platforms to actually make it happen are still relatively new. Not only that, they are continually evolving, and building upon themselves to provide users with more power and flexibility to manage their services operations.

86. How To Use Your Fleet's Data to Predict And Prevent Unsafe Events 6/20/2018

    Thanks to new technologies available, like dashboard cameras and GPS fleet tracking software, fleet managers have a direct line of sight into how drivers are performing while on duty.

87. Fleet Safety Checklist: 10 Steps For Minimizing Risk 6/14/2018

    After assessing the factors causing risk in a fleet, and identifying recurrent issues stemming from poor driving performance, the next phase is to put new safety measures in place, or expanding upon ones already established.

88. The State Of Field Services 2018 3/21/2018

    Traditional hardware manufacturers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are all struggling with profitable revenue growth. The historic business model that was based on “Make, Sell, Ship + Attached Service” has either collapsed or is showing signs of duress. So, who can OEM’s count on to play a key role in the transformation that needs to take place? Field services.  

89. Dobler & Sons Becomes ELD Compliant & Gains Hidden Fleet Efficiencies 3/21/2018

    By choosing a more comprehensive fleet management solution to ensure compliance with the recent ELD mandate, Dobler & Sons has realized additional benefits to the way it manages it’s fleet and team of drivers.

90. Driver Education Key To ELD Rollout 3/21/2018

    December 18, 2017 was the official deadline of the ELD mandate, but rumblings dropped immediately about an unofficial grace period that many law enforcement departments have adopted to allow companies and drivers some additional time to make sure they are fully compliant. While the FMCSA has issued exceptions to the ELD mandate since December, enforcement agencies will begin to enforce fines and other restrictions for drivers that fail to be compliant starting in April. While the staggered enforcement has had some benefits to drivers, the fact that is not being enforced consistently has caused some confusion.