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The trucking industry is positioned to
significantly benefit from the many advances in wireless and
mobile technology.
That’s
the viewpoint of Marc Mitchell, transportation practice director
for Enterprise Information Solutions, Inc. (EIS), who spoke
recently to an audience of technology leaders at the 2nd annual
EyeForTransport Wireless & Mobile Technology for Trucking &
Delivery Fleets conference in Atlanta, Ga.
“For
most of the 15 years wireless technology has been available, it
has come as a proprietary and closed offering when presented to
the transportation industry,” said Mitchell. “Today, however, an
increasing number of transportation operations are rethinking
their approach based on a new generation of wireless
technologies that leverage a much wider audience of users but is
still capable of addressing the specific needs of the
transportation industry. When no longer faced with only
proprietary options, these new solutions mean measurable ROI
that did not previously exist.”
Mitchell said that when choosing the right wireless technology,
however, fleets and independent truckers must consider a
thorough range of issues that need to be addressed in order to
meet their specific business models. “A wireless solution that
works for one company, doesn’t necessarily work for another,” he
said. These issues include:
•Understanding your specific business requirements and types of
data you need to capture and transmit such as dispatch and
delivery times, as well as routing.
•Identifying tasks you need performed in the field such as
inventory control and shipment confirmations.
•Putting in place shipment tracking and exception reporting
functions, as well as DOT HOS and IFTA events and reporting,
Geo-location software and costing structures and driver pay
events.
“Increasingly, users and vendors must look to Open Systems
technologies for on-board computing solutions,” Mitchell told
the group. “But take care. The idea of Open Systems technologies
is not new, but it is often misunderstood. While many IT
vendors lay claim to the...
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