Fleet Management News & Business Info | Commercial Carrier Journal
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34 commercial carrier journal | july 2017 technology • Logistical Labs, a cloud-based supply chain software company, partnered with DAT Solutions, a spot freight marketplace operator, to provide users of its LoadDex solution with truckload rating data. DAT RateView is an online database of real-time spot market and current contract freight rates. Shippers and logistics providers can use LoadDex to simplify DAT's rating complexity, improve carrier selection and leverage data to make smarter decisions. • Verisk Insurance Solutions, a provider of property and casualty insurance risk data, an- nounced an alliance with TomTom Telematics to allow fleet owners to flow driving data collected by the TomTom telematics service platform into the Verisk Data Exchange, providing TomTom subscribers with access to Verisk's fleet insur- ance benefits and operational safety feedback. • ARI, a fleet services provider, now offers the SiriusXM Fleet Driver Program to its clients. ARI clients with SiriusXM-equipped vehicles now can provide qualified drivers with a two-month introductory subscription to the satellite radio provider's "All Access" programming package and discounted subscription rates. • Tailwind Transportation Software, a pro- vider of online trucking and freight brokerage software for small and mid-size companies, announced an integration with QuickBooks On- line. Details of all transactions associated with each order and dispatch in Tailwind now can be synchronized easily with QuickBooks Online. • SmartDrive Systems announced that Cookeville, Tenn.-based less-than-truckload hauler Averitt Express (CCJ Top 250, No. 21) deployed its video-based SmartDrive Shield safety program that uses a road-facing camera combined with 200 hours of on-demand video offload and easy-to-use review workflow to capture collisions, exonerate drivers when not at fault and provide them with the ability to record delivery verifications and security incidents. • MiX Telematics announced that C&J Energy Ser- vices selected MiX Fleet Manager to provide fleet management, safety and compliance solutions across its fleet of 3,500 light- and heavy-duty vehicles. C&J Energy Services is a provider of well construction, well completion, well support and other oilfield services to oil and gas companies. • MacroPoint announced that its smart- phone-based freight visibility platform was selected by Kenneth Clark Co., an Ellicott City, Md.-based logistics provider; Integrity Express Logistics, a Blue Ash, Ohio-based third-party freight brokerage; and Des Moines Truck Bro- kers, an Iowa-based third-party logistics provider. INBRIEF Paragon rolls out multi-skilled driver update P aragon Soware Systems, a provider of vehicle routing and scheduling optimization solutions, has enhanced its route optimization soware to help transport planners simplify the process of managing multi-skilled driver teams. e new functionality is designed to allow accredited drivers to be considered for standard deliveries if spare capacity exists toward the end of the planning process to use all available resources to increase drops per day and reduce mileage. e company said it introduced the feature in response to growing demand from delivery operations looking to differentiate their offering with a wider range of value-added services, as well as field service companies looking to maximize use of their multi-skilled teams. e Paragon soware now will allow a prioritized skillset to be defined for each driver group, including primary and additional capabilities. e system initially will match work based on core skills to ensure the appropriate resources are available for all skilled jobs, such as product setup, installation and disposal. Once completed, a refined plan can be created that considers secondary skills or makes underutilized drivers available for unskilled deliveries. – Aaron Huff Honeywell launches Connected Freight IoT H oneywell announced its Connected Freight solution designed to give shippers and logistics companies additional capability to moni- tor shipments of high-value and perishable goods while in transit, helping prevent damage and loss. Honeywell developed the technology with Intel and three third-party logistics companies: DHL, Expeditors and Kuehne + Nagel. "For shippers, logistics providers, retailers and others faced with a host of costly freight challenges such as the, damage, spoilage and delays, this convenient cloud-based solution provides customers with detailed analytics in order to plan, anticipate and react immediately to incidents that occur during shipment," said Taylor Smith, president of Honeywell's Workflow Solutions business. Honeywell's Connected Freight is an Internet of ings solution that consists of sensor tags designed to sense a range of environmental conditions such as tem- perature or vibration. e tags can be affixed to pallets or individual packages. e sensor data is captured by a mobile gateway placed inside a truck or shipping container and then transmitted via cellular networks to a cloud- based command-and-control platform. e cloud can store data for compli- ance and audit needs and provide predictive and reactive analysis, such as which routes to avoid. – Aaron Huff The Paragon software now will allow a prioritized skillset to be defined for each driver group, including primary and additional capabilities. Honeywell's Connected Freight solution consists of sensor tags designed to sense environ- mental conditions such as temperature or vibration.