Fleet Management News & Business Info | Commercial Carrier Journal
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commercial carrier journal | january 2016 35 technology provider, will implement its solution across its network of more than 10,000 motor carriers. Kirsch will integrate MacroPoint with McLeod Software's PowerBroker freight brokerage operations management system. • EpicVue, a provider of in-cab satellite TV systems for the trucking industry, an - nounced that Interide Transport reported a 23 percent improvement in driver retention and $36,000 in annual savings by equipping its entire fleet with satellite TV systems. Now installed in all of the carrier's vehicles, EpicVue says it is generating a payback on the investment in lower recruiting costs of about four months per truck. • SmartDrive Systems, a provider of video-based driver performance systems designed to reduce collisions and improve fuel efficiency, announced that Flagger Force, a work zone safety company, has reduced its incident damage costs per mile by 33 percent as a result of implementing SmartDrive for both new hires and existing drivers. Flagger Force specializes in short-term traffic control services with 1,400 field employees and a fleet of 775 vehicles. • Omnitracs announced the breakout track and session lineup for its annual user conference – Omnitracs Outlook 2016: In - novation for the Road Ahead – set for Jan. 31-Feb. 3 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas. The sessions follow six tracks that under- score Omnitracs' technology and services areas: compliance, safety and security, productivity, planning and delivery, data and analytics, and innovations. Industry experts and thought leaders will present on emerging and forecasted trends within each coverage area. • PeopleNet and TMW Systems are combin - ing their separate annual user conferences into a single event in 2016 in an effort to offer a broader transportation industry perspective. Both companies are rebranding their traditional user education programs under the new identity In.Sight. The joint event will be held Sept. 25-28 in Nashville, Tenn., at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center. InBrief Interested In truckIng technology? Scan the barcode or go to www.goo.gl/Ph9JK to subscribe to the CCJ Technology Weekly e-mail newsletter.