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November 2015

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technology 50 commercial carrier journal | november 2015 Interested In truckIng technology? Scan the barcode or go to www.goo.gl/Ph9JK to subscribe to the CCJ Technology Weekly e-mail newsletter. • SmartDrive Systems announced that Danella Companies, a Penn- sylvania-based provider of con- struction services, implemented its video-based safety program across its varied fleet of nearly 200 vehicles, including small pickup trucks, cars, SUVs, tractor -trailers, step vans and dump, box and bucket trucks. Smart - Drive said in the first three months, Danella experienced a 79 percent improvement in its overall safety score – including increased driver seatbelt usage and reduced speed - ing, unsafe following and handheld device usage – along with reduced litigation expenses, improved driver retention and increased operational efficiency. • MiX Telematics, a provider of fleet and mobile asset management sys - tems, announced that it has entered into a multiyear agreement with Halliburton – a provider of products and services to the energy indus - try – to provide fleet management, safety and compliance solutions for the Houston-based company's North American fleet of more than 15,000 vehicles. • MiX Telematics announced that Basic Energy Services renewed its contract for fleet management and driver behavior applications for the next five years. Basic Energy Services, a provider of well site services, uses MiX to help improve driver safety and monitor the performance of more than 4,000 vehicles. • PeopleNet, a provider of fleet mo - bility technology, is a finalist in the IT Services category for the 2015 Tekne Awards presented by the Minnesota High Tech Association. The awards recognize state companies and individuals who have shown superior technology innovation and leader - ship. The winners will be announced Nov. 18. INBrief Large carriers get better rates, retain more drivers, survey finds K atz, Sapper & Miller and McLeod Soft- ware released key findings from their second annual trucking operations bench- marking survey. "The results from this year's survey indi- cate that large carriers are leading the field in terms of rate per mile, long-term driver retention and revenue per driver," said Tim Almack, partner-in-charge of KSM's Trans- portation Services Group. "By analyzing the correlations between carrier size and certain performance metrics, our findings provide clues on how the large carriers are mastering the game." This year's study was based on data covering 215 data elements from the 2014 calendar year. Participating carriers ran a total of more than 63,000 trucks. Of this truck total, 85 percent were company assets, and 15 percent were owner-operator assets. Grouped together, these carriers ran close to 5.3 billion miles and generated more than $11.9 billion in total revenue. Additional metrics examined within the survey included trailer-to-truck ratio, length of haul, customer diversification, lane mix and equipment age. The analysis was refined by sorting data with respect to carrier size and fleet type. Select findings reveal: • Large carriers (more than 500 trucks) posted a rate per mile of $2.28 com- pared to $2.00 for me- dium carriers (101– 500 trucks) and $1.96 for small carriers (100 trucks or less). • The average length of haul was 600 miles for large carriers, 506 miles for medium carriers and 388 miles for small carriers. • Large carriers have more driver turnover overall, but after the first 12 months, they retain more of their drivers than both medium and small carriers. • Large carriers averaged $235,605 of revenue per driver, while for medium and small carriers, the figures were $223,075 and $211,395, respectively. "This year, we were pleased to offer McLeod customers an automated option for providing their survey data through LoadMaster Enterprise, making it easy for them to participate," said Mark Cubine, vice president of marketing for McLeod Software. "Our goal for this survey continues to be to establish a solid core of compre- hensive benchmarking data on business performance for freight transportation companies," Cubine said. – Aaron Huff Large carriers lead in terms of rate per mile, long-term driver retention and revenue per driver, according to a survey conducted jointly by KSM and McLeod Software. Large carriers are leading the field in terms of rate per mile, long-term driv- er retention and revenue per driver. – Tim Almack, KSM's Transportation Services Group

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