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June 2018

Fleet Management News & Business Info | Commercial Carrier Journal

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commercial carrier journal | june 2018 35 technology • Fleetworthy Solutions, a provider of transportation compliance service and technology offerings, released eFleet Hub, a compliance technology product designed to help fleets streamline and manage data from many sources and rationalize the separate streams in one space for a concise view of their compliance health status in a single online dashboard. The eFleet Hub integrates with several third-party vendors and is a tie-in to Fleetworthy's Comply 2.0 intelligent compliance platform. • FourKites, a provider of supply chain visibili- ty products and predictive analytics, unveiled Predictive Capacity Management, a platform designed to predict the availability of private and dedicated fleet trucks and match them to shipper demand, matching shipments that require transport with available capacity on nearby tractors moving toward similar destinations. PCM forecasts truck availability based on predictive data science that incor- porates real-time conditions such as delivery delays, traffic and weather events. • Drivewyze PreClear weigh station bypass now is available at four new Illinois sites: East Moline, Interstate 80 westbound; Moline, I-74 eastbound; Maryville, I-55/70 westbound; and O'Fallon, I-64 eastbound. Drivewyze now offers weigh station bypass at over 700 sites in 42 states and provinces. • CarriersEdge, a provider of online driver training courses, announced that Kunkel & Associates, a Dubuque, Iowa-based insur- ance brokerage specializing in coverage for trucking companies, will offer its customers access to CarriersEdge's suite of more than 70 training courses and tools for managing their training programs. • Samsara, a provider of Internet of Things- based systems, added distracted driving and tailgating detection features to its dashcam platform that uses artificial intelligence and computer vision to identify risky driving be- haviors. The system analyzes factors such as a driver's gaze, following distance and nearby objects. Event footage and data is uploaded to the cloud for Samsara's IoT platform to instantly review, analyze and categorize the incident for fleets to manage when it appears in the dashboard of Samsara's web portal. • FR8 Revolution, provider of the FR8Star. com marketplace for flatbed, open-deck and oversize/overweight carriers and shippers, debuted a new Price Lock feature designed to allow shippers to obtain an instant guaranteed fair market rate and book freight immediately. The feature allows shippers to enter their freight details and an all-inclusive price for permits, pilot cars, third parties and a standard service fee. FR8Star then matches and books a qualified carrier. • Instructional Technologies Inc., a provider of training products for the transportation industry, announced the completion of its 11 millionth lesson. ITI's offerings include the Pro-Tread online driver training system and the Sentix fully automated web-based learning management system. • Convoy added Instant Bidding to its load-matching app to allow registered carriers to submit bids on loads with one tap and confirm an agreed-upon rate. • Decisiv, provider of a service relationship management platform designed to drive asset performance and utilization, is col- laborating with Great Dane for the trailer maker's AdvantEdge Aftermarket Parts & Service program to enable system con- nectivity and complete visibility around service events, enhancing maintenance event management through greater ac- cess to real-time data, allowing Great Dane customers to manage their assets more effectively, improve uptime and ensure reliable networkwide service delivery. • SkyBitz announced that Schneider (CCJ Top 250, No. 8) selected its third-generation asset tracking and management system that allows drivers to locate an available empty trailer or container with pinpoint accuracy by using their mobile devices. Sch- neider will install SkyBitz's solar-powered GPS-based Falcon GXT5002C device that reports arrival and departure times, inner yard movements, idle durations and cargo loaded or unloaded events in near-real time. • SmartDrive Systems, a provider of vid- eo-based safety analytics for the transporta- tion industry, announced that Alamo Con- crete Products Co. selected its Transportation Intelligence Platform and SR4 hardware to improve safety and help prevent rollover and backing accidents across its fleet of 445 ready-mix vehicles. Alamo, the U.S. subsidiary of Buzzi Unicem, will integrate SmartDrive with its Five Cubits telematics system. • EpicVue, a provider of in-cab satellite TV packaged exclusively for the trucking industry, announced that Tulsa, Okla.-based flatbed company Paul Transportation Inc. realized a 60 percent drop in its driver turno- ver rate after installing its systems in its entire fleet of 175 tractors. 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