Fleet Management News & Business Info | Commercial Carrier Journal
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W W W . N A T I O N A L C A R R I E R E X C H A N G E . C O M have any questions left unanswered. The time they would otherwise spend copying that information down over the phone is saved. Arriving at any location, the information is always right at their fingertips. By switching to electronic dispatching, dispatchers using NCX can manage up to five times the number of trucks than they can just using the phone – with less effort. What's more, by issuing their customers free NCX tracking numbers, carriers don't have to field calls from customers constantly checking on the status of their loads. That's more time saved – which can go into making sales calls. Q How can NCX help carriers and dispatchers better manage their fleets? A NCX provides – free of charge – full-featured fleet management, including a dispatcher dashboard, live location awareness and haul status updates, driver performance analysis, electronic dispatch, a driver job calendar, a full invoicing/accounting/ chart-of-accounts system, instant delivery confirmation, bill of lading transmission and much more. NCX lets managers and dispatchers see the location and status of their entire fleet, moving on a live map display. The 24/7/365 availability of the NCX system allows carriers and their customers to access data, locate trucks and do business at all hours, not just when their offices are open. Something that surprises people is that NCX is not some giant, all-or- nothing program. Rather, we built it as a set of flexible, convenient tools. Because it was built in this way, it allows smaller freight companies (all the way down to single owner-operators) to use just some, or all, of the features of the platform. As smaller carriers grow, all of these other powerful features are there for them to use once they're ready. For example, while the greatest value from NCX's fleet management system is gained by carriers running multiple trucks, NCX recognizes that not everyone needs invoicing, or even electronic dispatch. When you're an owner-operator, and it's all riding on your shoulders, quite often you are the dispatcher. But when you grow and get that second truck, all those features of NCX are there for you. When you begin hiring drivers and transform into a fleet operator, NCX is still with you. Its features help you stay on top of your business and manage your cash flow and customers. And it's still free. NCX is currently available across the entire hemisphere, from the top of Alaska on down through Canada, the United States, Mexico and South America, all the way to the southernmost tip of Chile. No matter where you run trucks, NCX has you covered. The NCX mobile app and web app currently supports English, Spanish and Portuguese, but we will continue to add more languages. Q What ELD solutions do you offer? A NCX has a full-featured, telematic ELD. Nearly every dollar of the purchase price gœs into the device in terms of value. As a result, it's a very powerful and capable device when you compare it side-by-side with the competition. For example, full telematics is included as an option via a SIM card. It also isn't limited to just the four to six GPS satellites you can "see" in the sky at any time, but instead tracks up to 72 GNSS Channels across three different satellite systems at the same time (GPS, Galileo and GLONASS). What this means is that even in areas such as cities, canyons and hilly terrain, where portions of the sky are obstructed, there are more satellites "visible" in the remaining area of the sky for the NCX ELD to monitor than if it was limited to just GPS satellites. The NCX ELD also comes with an amplified GNSS antenna, which can add up to 50 decibels of signal gain to satellite signals. What this d s is take faint satellite signals and boost them to where they can still be used. This results in greatly increased reliability when it NCX Dispatch Map NCX key features • Cuts call volume by over 50% • Total fleet awareness • Free tracking numbers • Live moment-by-moment tracking • Driver scheduling • Electronic dispatch • Easy invoicing and reporting