Drug and alcohol testing, rising gear uptime, route optimization and extra

Angel Coker (00:01):

This week we’ll hear about a number of integrations that assist driver security and efficiency, and enhance gear uptime. We’ll additionally discuss a brand new cloud-based resolution for multi-stop, multi-vehicle route optimization and extra. Welcome to CCJ’s Tech Shorts, your weekly take a look at expertise and trucking. I am CCJ’s tech editor, Angel Coker. Go forward and subscribe and let’s get began.

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FleetDrive 360, which gives a cloud-based resolution for managing driver {qualifications} and compliance, can now supply carriers a quick and seamless technique of scheduling drug exams with 72 hour outcomes returns whereas sustaining compliance with FMCSA rules. That is made doable by FleetDrive 360’s integration with healthcare expertise firm, Abbott. FleetDrive 360 CEO Nick Salis mentioned, “Our integration with Abbott creates a seamless connection for carriers between the lab providers offered by one of many nation’s largest related networks and the FleetDrive 360 compliance resolution. Providing carriers a novel suite of expertise enabled options masking all features of FMCSA and DOT testing and reporting, and the flexibility to handle their screening packages helps our prospects get drivers on the highway as shortly as doable.” The FleetDrive 360 automated compliance resolution could be accessed on any laptop or cell system for a per driver price. The system additionally allows API connections for integration with current transportation administration programs and HR platforms.

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Digital Fleet’s cloud-based platform has a brand new integration associate that goals to assist prepared combine concrete and development supplies fleets scale back tire associated working bills, enhance gear uptime, and enhance automobile security. With this integration, [inaudible 00:01:56] manufacturing’s tire stress and temperature knowledge is now out there to prospects utilizing each [inaudible 00:02:03] and Digital Fleet. Information captured and displayed on their Digital Fleet dashboard consists of real-time notifications for cautionary and important low stress alerts, fast deflation occasions, and excessive tire temperature situations. These insights additionally present drivers, managers and fleet upkeep groups with real-time visibility on drawback tires by way of e-mail notification of lively TPMS standing modifications, TPMS alert reporting by automobile and visibility of present tire stress and temperature readings by way of the Digital Fleet dashboard.

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EKA Options Inc. supplier of the cloud-based built-in freight administration platform, EKA Omni-TMS has a brand new LTL partnership with 3PL BlueGrace Logistics that may supply EKA freight administration and BlueGrace LTL providers to EKA dealer and shipper prospects, starting within the fourth quarter of 2023. EKA founder and CEO, JJ Singh mentioned, “This integration between EKA and BlueGrace will make it straightforward for Omni-TMS prospects to ship their merchandise through the use of LTL transportation mode and in a safe, environment friendly, dependable and cost-effective method.”

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A brand new integration with the Geotab Market is providing fleets one other driver security and efficiency resolution. Driver monitoring system expertise developer, Good Eye has built-in its AIS standalone {hardware} and software program DMS for fleets with Geotab’s fleet administration platform. AIS is Good Eye’s complete {hardware} and software program driver monitoring system for fleet aftermarket set up. The AI-based algorithms analyze refined modifications in a driver’s head actions, eye gaze and facial expressions to detect early indicators of drowsiness and distraction in actual time. The system then alerts drivers on the earliest doable level, hoping to cut back the chance of a doubtlessly hazardous state of affairs. AIS consists of a standalone digital camera unit and an digital management unit with wi-fi connectivity.

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Trimble has launched a brand new cloud-based resolution for multi-stop, multi-vehicle route optimization that improves asset utilization, on-time deliveries and customer support. Appian Day by day Planner delivers a contemporary planning expertise designed to streamline and optimize the advanced routing wants of multi-stop, combined and personal fleets. By combining a extremely configurable interface with the Appian optimization algorithm that has been frequently enhanced for greater than 30 years, Appian Day by day Planner empowers fleets to transition from static batch routing to a real-time planning strategy, saving time, cash, and miles within the course of. Appian Day by day Planner additionally provides enhanced asset visibility, enabling dispatchers and fleet managers to regulate and optimize routes in actual time, monitoring deliberate versus precise route progress, whereas guaranteeing drivers and route plans are assembly buyer’s supply constraints. These are among the advantages.

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Customers are capable of decide the simplest routes for all their advanced routing wants with strong choice help functionality and real-time insights. The adaptable resolution allows prospects to trace and report on KPIs related to their particular enterprise. Route optimization allows fleets to decrease gas consumption and scale back emissions for extra sustainable outcomes. Route optimization also can scale back a fleet’s put on and tear, which might result in decreased automobile restore prices. Its algorithm analyzes operational constraints and gives optimized, streamlined each day route planning, bettering effectivity by way of improved asset utilization. Visible cues and proactive alerts present dispatchers the important thing metrics wanted to shortly monitor precise route efficiency towards plans in actual time. It gives dynamic routing with out limitations on the variety of orders, routing inside boundaries, modifying fastened routes and selective routing. And at last, it gives dynamic routing with out limitations on the variety of orders, routing inside boundaries, modifying fastened routes and selective routing.

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