Fleet Management News & Business Info | Commercial Carrier Journal
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40 COMMERCIAL CARRIER JOURNAL | AUGUST 2015 technology alization for fuel delivery and HVAC service companies. The integration will allow Cargas to develop its Route Builder delivery routing application toprovide customers access to industry-specific commercial and hazardous materials routing, as well as real-time traffic data for enhanced planning. • SmartDrive Systemsannounced that regional parcel carrier LSO – which delivers throughout the Southern states of Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana and in Mexico – adopted its video-based safety program and saw a 47 percent improvement in its safety score, which is measured by SmartDrive and has a direct correlation to crash rate reduction. SmartDrive's video-based safety program captures video, vehicle, audio and driving data to identify high-risk driving. • Sylectus, a transportation management software provider and Omnitracs subsidiary, announced that Load One, a provider of expedited transportation and freight man - agement, renewed its contract for another five years and also added Sylectus Truckload Module – a preplanning tool designed to manage truckload drivers and assets – and a truckload asset management calendar to facilitate better visibility of scheduled resources. Load One said the new additions will allow it to diversify and manage its expedite, truckload and brokerage divisions with one platform. • Rand McNally announced that Chicago- based New World Van Lines is equipping its fleet of household moving trucks with its HD100, a plug-and-play systemthat New World said leverages its existing technology. • Fleetio announced that its Web-based fleet management software was implemented by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's Division of Adult Parole Operations to manage its fleet operations for 1,500 vehicles statewide by tracking vehicle assignments and maintenance and gaining real-time insight into overall fleet utilization and spending, yielding improved visibility and allowing it to make data-driven decisions on budgeting, vehicle perfor - mance and disposal. INBRIEF F or fleets, accurate compliance is not just a cost of doing business. While mistakes for expenses such as fuel, payroll and other items might cost someone a job, miscues that result in logbook violations, incomplete driver qualification files and more can put the entire company at risk. Just as carriers use third-party accounting firms to audit their financials, many also use compliance management services to ensure that their hours of service, vehicle inspections, driver files and other records can withstand the scrutiny of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. In some cases, companies that provide compliance services also have tools that fleets and drivers use to prevent errors from happening in the first place. Mean- while, these services have become more automated by using technology to capture data automatically from fleets to bring down compliance costs and make them easier to manage. Here are two areas where compliance outsourcing has been growing in the transportation industry by way of new and improved technology and professional services. Managing logbooks Hundreds, if not thousands, of fleets have transitioned away from paper logs, with many more to follow before FMCSA begins requiring the use of electronic logging devices. Enforcement of the mandate will begin two years after the agency pub- lishes its final ELD rule, which could be as early as next month. Outsourcing hours-of-service compliance is one way to ease the transition. Third-party providers use paper and electronic records to deliver fleetwide visibility and control through a single online portal. They also can manage compliance seamlessly for clients with multiple locations and those that use ELDs from several providers. "Fleets can feel overwhelmed by too much data," says John Vosters, chief sales officer of ITS Compliance, which offers a full suite of outsourcing services. By integrating with telematics providers to capture ELD data, ITS Compliance uses its own real-time software to identify exceptions that impact compliance and risk and then takes the lead on managing the response. J.J. Keller & Associates, the transportation industry's largest compliance provider, offers a Web-based platform with multiple subscription levels for compliance tools. Fleets can use Keller's Encompass portal to manage log data captured by the com- pany's own E-Log application, as well as from paper logs. J.J. Keller also handles compliance reporting and analytical tools for logbook in focus: COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT Only a mouse click away Help with records doesn't require large stacks of paper anymore BY AARON HUFF INTERESTED IN TRUCKING TECHNOLOGY? Scan the barcode or go to www.goo.gl/Ph9JK to subscribe to the CCJ Technology Weekly e-mail newsletter. Continued from page 38 Continued on page 43 J.J. Keller's Managed Services group combines reporting with consulting to help eets remediate exceptions.